| What kind of cake do you like? Many cake bakers | | | | Still another delicious recipe is a white cake. This cake |
| use their own recipes to keep things unique to their | | | | can be flavored with an icing of your choice and will |
| business, but when it comes right down to it, the | | | | be just as delicious as any other! |
| wedding cake is all about the artistic talents of the | | | | INGREDIENTS |
| baker. Baking a wedding cake is an art, and ensuring | | | | · 5 1/4 cups sifted cake flour |
| the cake not only tastes good, but also looks good is | | | | · 6 teaspoons baking powder |
| important to the overall décor of the | | | | · 2 teaspoons salt |
| wedding. | | | | · 2 cups white sugar |
| A common wedding cake recipe is the yellow cake. | | | | · 8 egg whites |
| There is a growing trend to move away from what | | | | · 1 cup white sugar |
| is considered traditional however. Included here is a | | | | · 1 cup shortening |
| tasty recipe that can be decorated traditionally, while | | | | · 2 cups milk |
| moving away from the standard flavor. There are | | | | · 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract |
| many different wedding cake recipes available which | | | | · 1 teaspoon almond extract |
| can be found with an online search. | | | | DIRECTIONS |
| The following recipe is for a Hawaiian Wedding Cake | | | | 1. Beat egg whites until foamy with sturdy egg |
| and it tastes simply delicious! The recipe is based on | | | | beater, or at high speed of electric mixer. Then add 1 |
| 12 servings, and so will have to be adjusted to the | | | | cup sugar gradually, beating only until meringue will |
| number of invitees! | | | | hold up in soft peaks. |
| INGREDIENTS | | | | 2. In a large bowl, stir shortening just to soften. In |
| · 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix | | | | another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, |
| · 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with | | | | and 2 cups sugar; sift into shortening. Add 1 1/2 cups |
| juice | | | | milk and the extracts, and mix until all flour is |
| · 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla | | | | dampened. Beat 2 minutes at a low speed of electric |
| pudding mix | | | | mixer. Add the remaining milk and the meringue |
| · 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped | | | | mixture; beat for 1 minute more. |
| topping, thawed | | | | 3. Line the bottoms of one 10 inch square pan and |
| · 1 cup milk | | | | two 8 inch square pans with parchment paper. Pour |
| DIRECTIONS | | | | batter to equal depth in each pan. |
| 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). | | | | 4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for about |
| Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. | | | | 45 minutes, or until done. Cool layers. |
| 2. Prepare and bake cake mix according to package | | | | 5. Trim one of the 8 inch square cakes to make a 5 |
| directions for one 9x13 inch cake. Remove cake from | | | | inch square cake. Place the 10 inch cake on a large |
| oven. While cake is hot, poke holes through the cake | | | | flat tray or plate. Frost top and sides with a thin layer |
| with the round handle of a wooden spoon. Holes | | | | of icing. Cover top of the cake smoothly with more |
| should be at 1 inch intervals. Pour crushed pineapple | | | | frosting. Center the 8 inch cake on top of the 10 inch |
| and juice over the cake. Let cool slightly. | | | | cake, and frost as above. Center the 5 inch cake on |
| 3. In a small bowl, beat the instant pudding with milk | | | | the 8 inch cake, and frost. Spread frosting over |
| until mixture begins to thicken, about 2 minutes. Stir in | | | | entire cake to give a nice flat, even base for |
| the frozen whipped topping, then spread over the | | | | decorating. Decorate as desired! |
| cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve. | | | | |