| Every girl dreams of her big day. From the dress | | | | budget. |
| to the ceremony to the reception... every bride | | | | There are many alternatives available when it |
| wants the wedding day to be extra special. | | | | comes to making your own wedding cake. One of |
| I was recently helping out in a beginner's cake | | | | the more popular wedding cake trends is to serve |
| decorating class. Two of the students are young | | | | wedding cupcakes. You can easily make your own |
| ladies, one recently married and one engaged. | | | | cupcakes and freeze them as you go. And talk |
| While they are practicing how to pipe the frosting, | | | | about easy to transport! A number of cupcakes |
| I heard them talking about how easy it is to | | | | placed on an attractive cake plate can even |
| decorate a cake. They were enjoying their | | | | double as your centerpiece! |
| evening together, joking back and forth. The | | | | If you're looking for a more traditional cake, |
| bride-to-be jokingly finally remarked that the | | | | making a layer cake is not beyond the grasp of a |
| whole "wedding cake bought at a bakery" thing | | | | home baker. In fact, it is something you should |
| was a big scam. This was easy! | | | | really consider. If you look at some of the cakes |
| Well, it's certainly not a scam. Bakeries can and do | | | | you can order, you will find that many just involve |
| produce some beautiful cakes. BUT if you're willing | | | | a great wedding cake recipe and attractive icing |
| to learn a bit about baking and have the desire to | | | | methods. Finding a great recipe is fun and easy. |
| make your own cake, it is certainly something | | | | And learning to ice a cake is not nearly as tough |
| you should consider. It is a great way to | | | | as you would think. It just requires the right tools |
| personalize your wedding day and it should prove | | | | and a proper technique - both of which you can |
| to be a great way to stretch your wedding | | | | easily learn. |