DIY Wedding Cake with Roses

Posted March 17, 2011 by EmmalineBride | ♥ 8 Comments

My best girlfriend, Andria, is getting married this July and she is an amazing baker. She is completely self-taught and has created some of the most awe-inspiring cakes I have ever seen. And, she’s a real go-getter: for her upcoming nuptials, she is baking her own wedding cake! Some brides might be freaked out at the very thought of baking their own cake, but not Andria. Well, that’s because she knows what she wants and she’s not about to let someone else design it for her. (You go, girl.) Her tenacity inspired me to write this post about an amazing wedding cake you can bake yourself – whether it be for your wedding, bridal shower, or a weekend get-together with your girlfriends. Best of all? It looks A-MAZING. And, it’s EASY. So, if you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make your own wedding cake…. let’s get started!

This clever, easy-to-diy cake tutorial was spotted via I Am Baker (one of my baking blog crushes) and shows you how to make a delicously simple wedding cake that looks beautiful. It’s a one-layer cake so it’s simple, easy-to-make and it will definitely impress your guests.

Let’s get started:

Start with a cake. Amanda uses a special vertical layer interior, but you can use any type you wish. It is important to use a good crumb coat, one that will conceal the cake underneath (you do not want the color of the cake underneath to show through).

Buy a 1M tip and put on a good layer of buttercream frosting (YUM!). (I am such a beginner at baking, so if you said ‘What is a 1M tip’ like I did, here’s an example.)

Begin with the side of the cake and make the roses. It’s easy to make a rose: begin in the center and move the 1M tip in a circle around the center point. Amanda mentions you should try to end in the same place each time.

The circumference should resemble this:

Then, continue to make roses in the same way onto the top of the cake:

BEAUTIFUL! For more images, please see the full scoop here. Happy baking!

-THE EB TEAM

8 Responses to “DIY Wedding Cake with Roses”

1. Katie Smith
   March 17th, 2011 @ 1:18 am

   Oh! I LOVE this! So simple and elegant :)

2. Ashley { Indie Pretty Projects }
   March 17th, 2011 @ 1:32 am

   That cake looks soooo delicious! I’m going to have to come up with an occasion to bake it.

   Also – way to go Andria, for making your own cake! I hope we see pics of it on Emmaline Bride someday!

3. Andria Znoy
   March 17th, 2011 @ 6:19 am

   Aww thank you,E! I can’t wait to make my own wedding cake. I do love cakes and this is definitely a cute one!

4. Lauren Elise
   March 17th, 2011 @ 12:43 pm

   And now I want cake ;)

5. Joni Kuhlman
   March 17th, 2011 @ 5:45 pm

   How adorable!! Looks beautiful, elegant, & pretty easy to do! Thanks so much!

6. Weaving your way through the Wedding Planning web and Saturday Snippets
   March 19th, 2011 @ 3:54 am

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7. The Thirty-Something Bride
   March 22nd, 2011 @ 6:31 am

   GAH! Love that cake!

8. aurelia
   March 3rd, 2012 @ 5:15 am

   wow wow, perfect cake, I share in my blog!
   thank you

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