As someone who does a lot of baking, family and friends often use that as an opportunity to gift baking related items. This Christmas was no exception and I was given a cake tin which produced individual, mini three tier cakes. I could see a lot of potential for using my new baking toy, but hadn’t had an opportunity to try it out yet!
Which is where this week’s video comes in! I used it as an excuse to try out the tin and see if we could recreate a couple of super popular wedding cake designs, in miniature.
This was the very first time we’d tried out using the tin, so it was definitely trial and error when it came to seeing how it would work.
Tip – if you’re trying it yourself, fill the tin with more mix than you think you’ll need as you need the cake to definitely rise above the surface of the tin to ensure you have the bottom tier intact.
It was also the first time using cake release spray so it was a huge relief when that worked and the cakes came out in one, perfect mini three tier, piece!
When it comes to decorating your cakes, the options are limitless. We opted to keep it simple to start with and create one of my most highly requested wedding cake designs – a semi-naked cake! If you’re giving this a go, you may find it easier than I did trying to ensure the decorating was on camera, but a couple of tips for this style:
– Soft buttercream will be easier to use when covering your cake.
– If you have a turntable, that will also make life a lot easier when you’re scraping the sides of your cake.
We added a couple of dried flower posies to this mini-cake. As with any fresh flowers, you don’t want any part of the stem/flower touching the cake. We wrapped the stems in floral tape and popped each posy in a straw before inserting in to the cake.
The second style, was pretty much the opposite of the first! And a style I’ve been wanting to try out for a while; the Lambeth style cake. This style lends itself to ‘more is more’ but I’m so pleased with how the first attempt turned out.
For this style, you’ll want to completely cover your cake with buttercream (no cake peeking through this time!). Then you can go wild with your piping. Colour your buttercream with the colours of your choice and have fun!
The cake tin’s linked below in case you want to give these mini-cakes a go.
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The size of cake the tin produced would be perfect for two people, so how cute would these be for a first anniversary cake?! Decorate it in the style of your original wedding cake to enjoy while reminiscing about your Big Day.
They’d also be great as favours or part of a bridal shower/engagement party dessert table.
We’d love to hear what you think and see what you come up with, if you give these mini-cakes a go. Let us know in the comments below or join us over on Instagram and tag us in your photos!
-Bride Society
