{"id":5214,"date":"2014-05-09T14:32:18","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T14:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2014-05-09T17:27:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T17:27:38","slug":"how-to-make-a-wedding-cake-decorating-a-wedding-cake-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5214","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Wedding Cake: Decorating a Wedding Cake (Part 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous two posts, I have discussed with you how to bake and frost a wedding cake in <a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5186\" target=\"_blank\">Part One<\/a>, and in <a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5200\" target=\"_blank\">Part Two<\/a>, I showed you how to stack a three tiered wedding cake.\u00a0 In this post tutorial, I will show you how to decorate a wedding cake using ribbon and artificial flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a wedding cake that is specially matched to coordinate a bride&#8217;s special day is super easy with all of the options that are readily available now-a-days.\u00a0 Did that sound like old school country?\u00a0 Changing up icing colours is one way, but an easier way to do so is to coordinate ribbon and flower colours.<\/p>\n<p>To decorate a wedding cake you can use a variety of different types of flowers:<\/p>\n<p>Sugar flowers: Pros- Edible, Cons- very fragile, time consuming to make, one time use<\/p>\n<p>Real Flowers: Pros- Beautiful, can match the bouquets exactly, Cons-smell, require flower spikes, droop quickly, one time use<\/p>\n<p>Artificial\/Silk: Pros- easy to work with and trim to exact sizing etc, long lasting, reusable, Cons: may be hard to find matching colours\/type etc.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54Vw8Ke7tMA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3816blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5225\" title=\"Wedding cake decorating\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3816blog.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding cake decorating\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3816blog.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3816blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>How to Decorate a Wedding Cake<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Materials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three tiered cake (see Part One and Part Two)<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2&#8243; polyester pink ribbon<\/li>\n<li>4 large artificial pink Roses<\/li>\n<li>small pink artificial Hydrangeas<\/li>\n<li>artificial greenery<\/li>\n<li>vanilla buttercream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3809blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5226\" title=\"decorate a wedding cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3809blog.jpg\" alt=\"decorate a wedding cake\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3809blog.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3809blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Procedure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cut ribbon lengths as follows: 33&#8243;-10&#8243; cake, 27&#8243;-8&#8243; cake, 20&#8243;-6&#8243; cake.<\/li>\n<li>Wrap each ribbon length around the base of the cakes, ensuring that the ribbon is along the bottom of each tier.\u00a0 Use small amounts of buttercream to &#8220;glue&#8221; the ribbon to the cake.<\/li>\n<li>Place greenery between the bottom and middle tier in desired location.\u00a0 Place one large rose in the centre of the greenery and two small hydrangea pieces on either side of the rose.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat placement of roses, greenery and hydrangeas in desired locations between tiers.<\/li>\n<li>Place a collection of greens, roses and hydrangeas on top of the cake if there is no topper to be placed there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The cake can be placed in the fridge until it is ready for delivery time.\u00a0 It is best to not have the cake sit out more than an hour or two prior to the cake being served and eaten.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3775blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5227\" title=\"How to make a wedding cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3775blog.jpg\" alt=\"How to make a wedding cake\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3775blog.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_3775blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5214\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5214\" data-text=\"How to Make a Wedding Cake: Decorating a Wedding Cake (Part 3)\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5214\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D5214&amp;linkname=How%20to%20Make%20a%20Wedding%20Cake%3A%20Decorating%20a%20Wedding%20Cake%20%28Part%203%29\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous two posts, I have discussed with you how to bake and frost a wedding cake in Part One, and in Part Two, I showed you how to stack a three tiered wedding cake.\u00a0 In this post tutorial, I will show you how to decorate a wedding cake using ribbon and artificial flowers. 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