I have to bake my son's wedding cake for next friday. this will be my first teired cake. any advice?

of course i want it to be perfect. any good bakers out there that may have advice for me? the wedding is friday. i'm thinking of doing a practice one first. please help with any advice!I have to bake my son's wedding cake for next friday. this will be my first teired cake. any advice?
It can be easier than you think. It can be also be more disastrous than you want. My first and most important piece of advice:





DON'T TRY TO BE TOO ADVENTEROUS THE FIRST TIME OUT!





Many decorators try too hard to impress, and they either lose the cake in overdecorating or underestimate the importance of structure for what they're trying to do.





So to begin with - choose the construction method. Stacked, pillars, floating... you can get any of the construction items you need at a GOOD craft store or at a cake decor shop. Just ensure it is STABLE!





Next - the people at the cake decor shops can be your best friend. They have a wealth of knowledge about cakes and decorating but also about how to do it cost effectively.





For your fist time, choose simple decor. Not alot of swirls, and fancy piping. I would go with fresh flowers for a simple elegance. If you do choose fresh flowers, be sure to buy them where the florist can testify they have can be used safely so you don't poison the guests unintentionally. (I'll leave the intentional options to you :-) Just kidding...





Yo can mimic the look of rolled fondant, which is very popular right now, by misting the frosted cake very lightly, and smoothing out the icing. To get the corners, use a peice of parchment to follow the curve of the upper edge to get a naturally curved contour. This might take practice though. Otherwise, piping a simple shell can be very forgiving too. Then when you place your flowers, put them over the parts that need forgiveness the most.





If you choose the stakced method, you can cascade flowers from one tier to the next and cover a whole lot of area and errors.





Look up Wilton on the I-Net. Lots of ideas, and instructions. Good luck. Decorating is very fun and an excellent creative outlet.I have to bake my son's wedding cake for next friday. this will be my first teired cake. any advice?
You might want to get a set of graduated layer pans. If it's more than 3 layers, you should get cardboard to set each layer on, with plastic columns between them. You can buy fondant at a craft store that sells cake decorating supplies, or just do it in a whipped cream frosting (easier and tastes better). Refrigerate the layers before you frost them; that makes it much easier. Brush off all the crumbs, and do a light layer of frosting and let it set about 10 min (to seal the crumbs in), then frost all over. If you're only doing 2 or 3 layers, make sure you set the top layer on upside-down, so you have a smooth surface on top.... Put strips of waxed paper or foil under the edges of the cake before you ice it. Then, when you're done, gently slide them out (to protect the plate from icing drips) ....... Good luck!
For a wedding cake, you should have started the final one by now! It's definitely not a one-day job. All I can suggest is use a tested recipe and don't mess with the amounts, wrap the layers well in cling wrap before assembly, make a ';soaking'; simple syrup for brushing on the layers, crumb coat with buttercream and chill it before the final frost, and if you use fondant keep it out of the fridge but in a lidded container like a cake dome.
Yes, do a practice one first. If you make a mistake with the tiers, you will have a ruined cake for the wedding otherwise. You can go into a grocery store bakery that makes wedding cakes and ask them. They are usually much more helpful than a private wedding cake baker.
Recently I have been interested in cakes too. I found myself watching Video's on youtube. Sometimes if you can actually watch someone it is better then reading it. So I would say go to youtube and type in the search for what your interesting in learning and different tips... Most of them are pretty good teachers.
ya you should do a practice cake first also try to pick up a book on how to make weeding cakes that might help you out a little more.


have fun with making it and don't stress out over it
get some cardboard and cut circles to match the bottom of each tier. , this will give it strength and keep it from tipping. other than that, have fun.
Definitely do a practice cake first! Tiered cakes are a lot more difficult than they look. The best advice I can give is to use dowels, separator plates, and a firm cake! Good luck!!!!
Make your that the are balanced. Also get the corrected flat knife to smooth the icing.
try makind some before next Friday, so it won't be your first then, sort of training