Cake Boss Wedding Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven, and preheat the oven to 350°F. Put the flour, sugar, butter, cocoa, baking soda, and baking powder in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. (If you don't have a stand mixer, you can put the ingredients in a bowl, and use a hand mixer with the blending attachments, but take extra care to not overmix.) Mix on slow just until the ingredients are blended together, a few seconds, then raise the speed to low-medium and continue to mix until smooth, approximately 1 additional minute. Stop the motor and pour in the chocolate. Mix for 1 minute, then, with the motor running, pour in the hot water. Then add the eggs, 1 egg at a time, adding the next one after the previous one has been absorbed. With the motor still running, pour in the buttermilk. Stop the motor periodically and scrape from the bottom with a rubber spatula to be sure all the ingredients are fully integrated, and return the mixer to low-medium speed. Continue to mix for an additional minute to ensure the eggs are fully absorbed. This will help insure that all the sugar is dissolved and the flour is thoroughly mixed in, which will help produce a luxurious mouthfeel in the final cake. Before baking, be sure the batter is at 70°F to 73°F, or the cake will crown. (If it is too warm, put it in the refrigerator for a few minutes; if too cool, let it rest at room temperature.) Grease two 9-inch cake pans (2 inches high) with the butter, and flour them. Divide the batter evenly between the two cake pans, using a rubber spatula to scrape down the bowl and get as much batter as possible out. Bake until the cakes begin to pull from the sides of the pan and is springy to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 30 minutes, preferably an hour. The cake should be at room temperature before you remove it from the pan. Put a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet, top with sugar, and turn the cake out onto parchment; the sugar will keep it from sticking. Refrigerate or freeze until ready to decorate.

Steps:

• Line baking pans with waxed paper; grease and flour waxed paper and set aside. Note: Cakes may need to be baked in batches depending on number of pans and oven space available. , In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup shortening and 4-1/2 cups sugar. Combine 6 cups flour, 3 tablespoons baking powder and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with 3 cups milk. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. , In another bowl, beat 1-1/2 cups egg whites and 1 tablespoon vanilla until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Repeat three times. , Pour into prepared pans, filling each 6-in. pan with 2 cups batter, each 10-in. pan with 6 cups batter and each horseshoe-shaped pan with 4 cups batter. Bake the 6-in., 10-in. and horseshoe cakes at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Fill each 14-in. pan with 10 cups batter., Bake 14-in. cakes at 325° for 50-55 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Level tops of cakes. , To Begin Decorating the Cake:, Each frosted layer of the wedding cake consists of two cakes with frosting in between. Place one 6-in. cake base; spread with frosting to within 1/2 in. of edge. Place second cake on top. Frost top and sides with a thin layer of frosting to coat crumbs. With additional frosting, frost top smooth. Place 10-in. cake on the 12-in. separator plate and one 14-in. cake on the 20-in. covered board. Frost and layer following the directions for the 6-in. cake. , Place one horseshoe cake on the 14-in. separator plate and each of the 16-in. covered boards. Frost and layer following the directions for the 6-in. cake. Also frost the sides of the horseshoe cakes, smoothing with an icing knife until surfaces are flat. , For Basket-Weave Design:, Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry of plastic bag; insert basket weave tip. Fill bag with frosting. Pipe one vertical line down the side of the 14-in. cake. Working from the top edge, cover the vertical line with 1-1/2-in. horizontal lines, leaving 1/2 in. space between each. Pipe another vertical line to the right of the first vertical line, overlapping ends of horizontal lines. Starting to the right of the first vertical line, pipe 1-1/2-in. horizontal lines over second vertical line to fill open spaces. Repeat process until entire side of cake is covered with basket-weave design. Repeat procedure for 10-in. and 6-in. layer cakes. , For Rope Border:, Prepare another bag; insert star tip. Fill bag with frosting. Touch tip to top edge of the 14-in. layer cake. Pipe frosting down, up and around to the right forming an "S" curve. Tuck tip under bottom arch of first "S" and repeat procedure. Continue joining "S" curves to from a rope border. Repeat on bottom edge. Pipe a rope border on top and bottom edges of each horseshoe cake. , To Assemble Cake:, Mark pillar placement by centering the separator plate with the horseshoe cake over the 14-in. layer cake; gently press onto cake surface. Lift plate off. Repeat procedure with 12-in. separator plate over the horseshoe cake. Insert 7-in. pillars into marks on 14-in. cake and 9-in. pillars into marks on the horseshoe cake. , Cut dowel into six pieces, about 1/8 in. above the height of 10-in. cake. Insert dowels 1 to 2 in. apart into 10 in. cake center to support 6-in. layer cake. Center and place the 6-in. cake on top of the 10-in. layer cake. To assemble, place separator plate with the horseshoe cake on the 7-in. pillars. Center separator plate with 6-in. and 10-in. tiered cake on the 9-in. pillars. Pipe rope border along top and bottom edges of 6-in. and 10-in. layer cakes. Arrange one horseshoe cake on each side of wedding cake. Decorate cakes with flowers.

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs in large mixing bowl with paddle attachment for 4 minutes. Do not skip this step!
• 2. Add sugar, and continue beating for another 4-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and stir on low until just combined.
• 3. In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Add to eggs and sugar on low speed until just combined.
• 4. In a saucepan, heat milk and butter on low heat just until butter is melted. Add to batter, beat just until combined.
• 5. Pour into two greased and floured 8" round cake pans.
• 6. Bake at 325 until the middle springs back when touched, or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (about 30 to 35 minutes). Remove from oven and let stand in pans for 10 minutes. Then turn out onto wire cooling racks and cool completely.
• Hint: Cakes are close to being done when you start to smell them.