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Nicole
Devoted September 2019

Am i crazy for making my own wedding cake?!

Nicole, on September 6, 2019 at 5:21 PM Posted in Planning 0 28
So let me start with I absolutely am not an amateur at this lol. I bake as a side business and have made a few wedding cakes. My fiancé wants me to make it because while he’s not a sweets fan he loves my cakes and also knows how picky I can be and that I won’t be satisfied with someone else doing it. But ... as it gets closer and closer I’m wondering if I’m just adding more stress! With it being 2 weeks away I guess I really can’t change my mind now lol.

So show me your cakes! I’m doing a naked cake because I absolutely love the look, I don’t love frosting and I’ve had so much success with them. Here’s a picture of one I’ve done before, that’s me & my brother with it. It was his best friends wedding.

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Latest activity by Renee, on September 6, 2019 at 11:41 PM
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    Just Said Yes December 2019
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    Beautiful!! Where do you live?? I love it!!
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
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    The cake is definitely beautiful. Perhaps to make it easier on yourself, you could make the cakes in advance and freeze them, so all you have to do later is assemble and decorate. I would also consider waiting a little longer to put them on the cooling rack or just flip them out of the pan onto a plate to avoid the grid pattern on the top of each tier.

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  • Nicole
    Devoted September 2019
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    Haha I’m on the Burbs right outside of Philly. Thank you!!!
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  • Laura
    Master October 2019
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    I don't think you're crazy. I wish I could make my own!! Here is mine, but with more purple flowers than the pink

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  • Nicole
    Devoted September 2019
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    Yeah it was my first one...so live and learn but it’s still my favorite so I use these pics a lot!

    I olan on baking the friday before and freezing but i much prefer making frosting as I’m using it. So I’ll do that Friday morning and then refrigerate till Saturday. The key to keeping it moist is applying and reapplying simple syrup.
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  • Nicole
    Devoted September 2019
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    So pretty!!!
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  • Aleaj
    Expert October 2019
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    You are smart and lucky for being able to save money and make your own cake! It’s very nice!!!
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    That's awesome and smart because wedding cakes are an absurd price
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  • Sharyl
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    Aww so pretty! I wish I were able to bake my own but I do have a few friends who have gotten married that has baked their own. But I love the naked cake look!
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  • Allaura
    Devoted April 2021
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    Not crazy at all. My fiancé is going to make our cake. Lol he’s honestly more excited for it than I am. Lol
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  • Cristy
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    Yes, exactly what I was going to say.

    Although, I will admit that I hadn't noticed the grid marks until Caytlyn pointed them out!! But I can sympathize, as I bake a lot myself, and most of my cakes end up looking like that (before I frost them), because that's what happens when you put a just-out-of-the-oven cake onto a cooling rack! lol

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  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
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    Omg it’s beautiful!
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  • VIP November 2021
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    Um yes. !!!!!! It looks amazing and I’m sure it was delicious!
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  • Yam
    VIP September 2019
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    Since you’ve actually made wedding cakes before it’s not crazy at all. Just make sure you baste your cake(lol like a turkey) with simple syrup because naked cakes dry out faster without that protective layer of frosting.
    This is the inspiration pic I gave my baker! We changed a few things but it’s still going to be loaded with sugar flowers. ❤️

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  • Renee
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    The first picture is the cake, the 2nd is the topper and a little carriage that will sit beside the cake

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  • Nona
    Expert November 2019
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    I’m just going simple but I will add some faux roses that I ordered extra from the lady who made my bouquets.

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  • Jess
    Expert October 2019
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    We’re doing a naked cake as well! this isn’t our cake but it was our inspiration!

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  • Nicole
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    Omg this is GORGEOUS!!!!!!
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  • Nicole
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    Love love love this
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  • JANELLE
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    Not crazy at all!!! I’m a baker as well and located in northern VA and I am making and checking my wedding cake as baggage to our destination wedding in Hawaii! Yay for cake safes haha!
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