How Do You Decorate A White Wedding Cake?
One of the biggest expenses for brides and grooms is often the wedding cake. You can save hundreds of dollars by decorating your own cake, but most people are too intimidated to even try. If you want a simple white wedding cake, decorating can be completed in just a few hours the day before the wedding. Cover each layer of cake with a thin coating of cream frosting. You should use the same color and flavor for the cream as you’re using for your fondant. The cream coating is meant to help smooth the cake and prevent bumps from crumbs, but it will be covered, so it doesn’t have to be pretty. Knead the fondant so that it softens a bit and becomes workable. Sprinkle it with confectioner’s sugar if it feels sticky or gets too soft, and coat your surface with the same confectioner’s sugar. Roll the fondant like you would roll a pie crust or sugar cookie dough. Fondant should be about 1/4 inch thick to cover a cake. Lift the fondant by rolling it onto the rolling pin, and then unroll the fond