It s easier than you think and the best part is the fruit cake can be stored for weeks before you re ready to cover it with rolled fondant icing and more of your wedding cake decorating ideas a day or so before the wedding day.
Wedding fruit cake.
Fruit cake recipes have been around for years and the most traditional fruit cake recipe is the wedding fruit cake.
Bake small cake 2 1 2 hours medium cake 3 1 2 hours and large cake 4 to 4 1 2 hours.
For this recipe.
Once the cake is ready and the wedding approaches the top tiers of the cake are actually saved and preserved.
These yellow cake layers are brushed with rum syrup and filled with passion fruit curd and rum and vanilla bean buttercream while the top of each tier is spread with more passion fruit curd.
Having your wedding cake done by cupplets is like getting a cake and a floral artwork.
Had so many compliments.
Put all of the fruit and nuts in a bowl to soak overnight 1 1 3 cup each of golden raisins dark raisins currants 2 3 cup or 4 oz halved candied cherries 1 3 cup or 2 oz un blanched coarse almonds 1 3 cup or 2 oz mixed candied peel optional 1 2 cup sherry brandy a mix of the two or orange juice to soak the fruit overnight.
Bake in center of oven.
Turn batter into prepared cake tins filling each about 2 3 full and spreading batter evenly.
The actual cake was baked in march giving the cake two months to mature and plenty of time to work on the intricate design.
Honestly the best fruit cake we ve ever made.
It s all fruit and no cake.
Fold the flour then dried fruit pistachioes and ginger into the creamed mix followed by the juice and zest mix.
When it comes to serving the cake some royals don t actually serve the cake during the wedding reception.
I wanted to make 2 cakes so doubled all of the ingredients it s turned out like two stodgy over sweet christmas puddings rather than cake.
Remove from oven and allow to stand 5 minutes then turn out on wire rack to cool.
Hibiscus flowers lychees coconut mini pineapple and bananas and tamarillo crown the cake.
A traditional fruit cake is a great choice for a homemade wedding cake because it keeps well which gives you plenty of time to get the decoration just so.
It d be a pity if such a work of art isn t available in bite sized treats so they also have a variety of styles and desserts for you to choose from.
I messed it up terribly.
Fully customize the type of cake covering icing and floral decorations to make your wedding cake truly yours.
The great thing about making a fruit cake is that it can be made well in advance of the big day.
