How To Make A Two Tier Wedding Cake

Bake your cake layers.

How to make a two tier wedding cake. The bottom tier is usually on a thicker cake board or even a plywood base that is either the same diameter as the cake or at least 2 inches bigger depending on the design. Use this method to make extra tall cakes taller than 6 in. Both tiers are buttery soft and moist.

Insert dowel rods into cake about 1 1 2 in. Cut dowel rods to height of stacked layers. When ordering a two tiered birthday cake the prices can vary.

You should use a recipe specifically designed to be a wedding cake as it will ensure that it is sturdy enough and that it makes the right amount of batter and icing. Use this outline to guide the insertion of the dowel rods. Prepare cakes covering with icing or fondant.

Evenly coat the layer with frosting or icing. The bottom tier will need to be about 2 inches larger than the top tier so you could bake two 8 inch layers and two 6 inch layers. A traditional wedding cake has three tiers and each tier of a wedding cake has its own significance.

For cakes larger than 12 in. Make sure stacked cake is perfectly level. Dia insert at least 3 additional dowel rods off center of tier see step 4 above.

Now over four years later i m finding myself making a two tier wedding cake not for myself but for fun and in training for my friend the second wife s wedding on hallowe en eve. Each tier will be a layer cake so you will need two layers for each tier. There are so many designs you can style the cake with when making a two tiered birthday cake.