How to: Wedding Cake Recipes

 

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Wedding Cake 

Recipe 

• 1 package of cake mix
• preferably white 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2/3 teaspoon of salt
• 1 1/3 cup of water
• 1 cup of sour cream
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 1 ¼ teaspoon of almond extract
• 1 ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract (may add more or less to taste)
• 5 egg whites

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and dust a pan that is 10 X 13; stir together all dry ingredients; add water, sour cream, vegetable oil, extracts and egg whites; beat with an electric mixer for about 4 minutes, the mixture may not be totally smooth; bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until fork is clean when you put it in the cake and pull it out. Cool before frosting.

White Frosting

• 1 cup shortening 
• 2/3 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon of almond extract
• ½ cup of water
• eight cups of confectioners’ sugar

Blend shortening, water and extracts; mix all dry ingredients; separate dry ingredients in half; mix one half of dry ingredients with the shortening mixture for eight minutes or longer if necessary; add the remainder of the dry mixture slowly continuing to blend; may add extra water as needed

Buttercream Frosting

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• ½ cup vegetable shortening
• ½ cup of soft butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon of light colored or white vanilla extract
• 4 cups of confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoons of milk 

Blend shortening and butter with electric mixer, add vanilla, gradually add sugar a little at a time, mix well on medium speed, add milk, blend until creamy; cover with a damp cloth until ready to frost cake; may keep in refrigerator up to two weeks, blend before using with electric mixer; may add corn syrup or extra water or milk for thinner frosting; may elect to use an extra ½ cup of shortening in place of butter and add ½ teaspoon of no color butter flavor

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

• ½ cup solid vegetable shortening 
•  1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
• softened
• 3/4 cup cocoa or three 1 oz. unsweetened melted chocolate squares
• 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract, 4 cups confectioners sugar
• 3-4 tablespoons milk – mix as for Buttercream Frosting above

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