Light Cake/less Sweet Icing??? Sos!
Decorating By peacenique Updated 14 Jul 2007 , 7:50am by Tartacadabra
Well, I have volunteered to make my son's wedding cake the end of September. 
I'm about to start the third level of the Wilton classes.
I'm hoping I'll be able to, not only pull this off, but to WOW everyone. 
Okay, I can always hope!
So here's the problem: Neither kid likes a heavy cake, nor do they care for sweet sweet. It'll be a white cake, one layer raspberry filling, one blueberry, and one chocolate.
I've found a whipped ganache that's not at all sweet, and it's delicious. I have also found the raspberry. I'm not too worried that I'll be able to do the blueberry the same way as the raspberry.
Is it nice to simply fill the fruit ones with the berry filling or would it be nicer to add something white/creamy/fluffy? If so, what?
I think I'll torte them. That's such a gorgeous look.
I've tried the sour cream almond cake on this site and although the kids liked it, they said they were hoping for something lighter... like an angel food cake. I'm told that is too fragile for a big stacked cake. I tried a hot milk sponge, and although it was nice, it was rather... ummm... chewy. I think I'll try baking a genoise to see.
As far as the frosting goes, the Wilton buttercream is incredibly sweet and rather tasteless... just sugary. (read: BLECH!)
I tried another one with part crisco and part butter, and although it was better... it's still not good enough. Still too sweet.
They are hoping for a fondant covering. I'm told that's not tooooo difficult. I ought to be able to pull it off, I'm told. But again, taste is a major factor.
I looked like crazy for some recipes on those incredible cakes you see in bakeries, no luck.
I'd love to WOW them with an incredibly yummy cake, not only a pretty one.
Anybody have any suggestions? I'd appreciate any help I can get!
peace!
Hi, great that you are going to do the wedding cake and don't worry your cake will be WOW, I am sure of that!!
For the filling, one layer with whipped ganache and one layer with fruitfilling will just be fine, the ganache is already a heavy one (but soooo nice and yes not so sweet, I like that too!) so I wouldn't add any cream orso to the fruit filling.
If you are using the ganache, I would make a little dam with buttercream around it, otherwise you probably see the dark chocolate color through the fondant.
About the buttercream, that is difficult I don't like these sweet BC's at all but I haven to say that the Swiss Meringue Buttercream tasted pretty good to me, not so sweet at all. I made the recipe in ratio 1:2:3 because I wanted a very stable one, but you could also use 1:2:2 which means by the way, 1 times the amount of eggwhites, 2 times sugar and 3 times butter (of 2 times). You can add any taste you like, vanilla or lemon or whatever...
I hope this helps you a bit!! And yes working with fondant is not so difficult you will do great!!
Good luck!!
Lara
Oh thank you Lara!
I'm not planning on putting the fruit layers together with the ganache.
Each layer will simply be one of the three.
Thank you for the tip on saving the ganache from weeping in.
I'll have to try the Swiss Meringue ButterCream. Is it the recipe on this site you've used?
Peace
Oh thank you Lara!
You're welcome!
I'm not planning on putting the fruit layers together with the ganache.
Each layer will simply be one of the three.
No, I didn't think you would do that too, but I personally like the taste of a fruitfilling "pure", most of the time I use (a really good) preserve for the other layers. But of course you could use something with cream orso, the only thing is that with whipped cream it really can't stay long outside the fridge, that is another reason why I don't use that for weddingcakes sinces normally they have to been "shown off" on the table for awhile
Thank you for the tip on saving the ganache from weeping in.
I'll have to try the Swiss Meringue ButterCream. Is it the recipe on this site you've used?
It's the same in the how-to make it but I don't know about the amounts ratio.... But probably it will be really good
Good luck with all!! Lara
Peace
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