How to Make a Wedding Cake

*Trigger warning The video tutorial is from my NON Vegan days but all the same rules apply here just by inserting my NEW AMAZINGLY BETTER VEGAN RECIPES!!

This is probably my 3rd time showing how to build a wedding cake in my 10+ years on youtube!
Each time I do it though, I feel that I am providing more valuable information based on the questions I get regularly on this topic.

Make any cake recipes you love the most

It doesn’t have to be the chocolate & Vanilla I used!!

The top tier is typically the anniversary tier for the bride & groom to take home.

So you do not include that in the amount of servings 

Rule of thumb for baking any and all cake recipes for layers is to  fill the pan, no matter the size, to just slightly more than half full.

Once you have a sturdy base foundation you are free to decorate to your wildest imagination

All the rules are the same no matter what cake recipe you use and whether you decorate with fondant or buttercream!

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A Cake Turn Stand is helpful and if you get the Ateco brand that I use, it will last you a lifetime!

You will need wooden dowels, cardboard circles to the same diameter of your cake pans and an offset spatula and/*optional bench scraper for icing your cake.

I got the fondant flowers from Fondant Flowers.Com at the time of making this tutorial.
This was before my Vegan Days so just be careful from where you are buying the decor, since these would not be vegan.

You can of course make stunning buttercream flowers as an alternative and I have a step by step tutorial for how to make those CLICK HERE

The recipes below will make a wedding cake that has 2 layers of chocolate cake and 2 layers of vanilla cake in each tier.

It is entirely up to you if you want to do 3 or 4 layers per cake, or torte them and trim them to your liking.

It’s always better to have slightly more cake than less when taking on such a  task as building a wedding cake.
You just never know when you are going to need that emergency layer!

Interchange the pan sizes if you need a bigger or smaller cake to suit your needs.

The exact cake I show you in the video and the recipes below will serve 60 -70 people

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS WEDDING CAKE

Be sure to watch the full video tutorial for the How to Cut  Wedding Cake too!

Best Vegan Vanilla Cake

 

The following recipe is calculated to yield 2-7″ + 2-5″ layers
For the 2-10″ layers mix the recipe 1½ more times. Be careful of your math on a recipe for 1½X – this is usually where the recipes fails, POOR MATH or measuring skills!
No matter what pan size you are using though, fill pans half full!

Ingredients

• White Vinegar 1 Tablespoon (15ml)
• Soy Milk 1 cup (237ml) *or any milk alternative of your choice
• Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoon (10ml)
• Cake Flour 2½ cup (300g) *all purpose is ok if you cannot get cake flour CLICKHERE
• Golden Flax meal 4 Tablespoons (36g) 3 Teaspoons egg replacer of your choice
• Warm Water (*approx 100°F)10 Tablespoons (150ml)
• Granulated Sugar 1½ cup (300g)
• Baking Powder 4 teaspoons (20g)
• Salt 1 teaspoon (6g)
• Vegan Butter 12 Tablespoons (170g)

Instructions

1. Combine the flax meal with the hot water and let stand to thicken, OR if using egg replacer, follow the instructions on your particular brand
2. Add the vinegar to the soy milk to sour then add the vanilla extract
3. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt
4. Cream the vegan butter with the sugar until light and fluffy and this may take about 4-5 minutes on medium to high speed
5. Add the flax paste or egg replacer of your choice to the creaming mixture while mixing on medium speed, then whip for 10 seconds on high speed to emulsify
6. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to incorporate evenly, whip on high for 30 seconds
7. Add about ⅓ of the flour to the creamed mixture while mixing on low speed just until combined, then add half of the remaining soured milk
8. Add another ⅓ of the flour and then the remaining sour milk
9. Add the last amount of flour and mix just to combine evenly.
10. Portion the batter between your greased and parchment lined cake pans and bake immediately in a preheated 350°F oven for approximately 25-30 minutes or until they are springy to the touch when you gently press the centers, or a toothpick comes out clean!
11. Cool cakes in the pan until you can touch them with your hands and then flip them out onto a cooling rack.

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Vegan Chocolate Cake

 

This recipe below will make 2-7″ cake layers + 2-5″ cake layers. You will then mix the recipe 1½ times again to make the 2- 10″ layers.
Be careful of your math on a recipe for 1½X – this is usually where the recipes fails, POOR MATH or measuring skills!
No matter what pan size you are using though, fill pans half full!

Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour 2 cups (250g)
• Cake Flour 1 cup (120g)
• Natural Cocoa Powder 8 Tablespoons (40g)
• Granulated Sugar 2 cups (400g)
• Salt 1 teaspoon (6g)
• Baking Soda 2 teaspoons
• Apple Cider Vinegar 2 teaspoons
• Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons
• Vegetable Oil ¾ cup (177ml)
• Strong Brewed Coffee 2 cups *Or add 3 teaspoons instant coffee to the water (approx 18g)

Instructions

1. Sift both flours, baking soda, salt, and sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
2. Combine the natural cocoa powder with the hot coffee and then add the vinegar, oil and the vanilla extract.
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the sifted dry ingredients and whisk vigorously with a hand whisk until smooth (about 15 strokes)
4. Pour batter into greased and parchment lined 8″ x 2″ cake pans
5. Bake immediately in a preheated 350°f oven for approximately 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs
6. Cool the cakes in the pan until they are safe to touch, then flip out onto a cooling rack
7. Build the cake as per the video tutorial

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The buttercream for your cake is up to you, which ever one you like best, I have 5 to choose from here