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Simple two-tiered wedding cake
Photo: David Holifield

Simple two-tiered wedding cake

38 ingredients 30 min Serves 120 openrecipes

This simple, yet beautiful wedding cake is perfect if you don’t have much experience making wedding cakes. I’ve given excessive quantities of marzipan and fondant icing, as it’s best to start with more than you need, especially for beginners.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

663
Calories
14g
Protein
24g
Fat
107g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 18 ingredients — the other 7 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Syrup not in our table 0
Prune not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0
Whisky not in our table 0
Marzipan not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 40g/1½oz golden syrup
  • 40g/1½oz black treacle
  • 25g/1oz honey
  • 125g/4½oz dark brown sugar
  • 1200ml/3½fl oz double cream
  • 1 tbsp mixed spice
  • 125g/4½oz unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp orange
  • ½ tsp lemon
  • 3 medium free-range eggs
  • 175g/6oz currants
  • 175g/6oz raisins
  • 175g/6oz chopped pitted prunes
  • 175g/6oz glacé cherries
  • 250g/9oz strong white bread
  • ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • brandy, whisky or orange juice
  • 80g/2¾oz golden syrup
  • 80g/2¾oz black treacle
  • 50g/1¾oz honey
  • 250g/9oz dark brown sugar
  • 200ml/7fl oz double cream
  • 15g/½oz (about 2 tbsp) mixed spice
  • 250g/9oz unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp orange
  • 1 tsp lemon
  • 6 medium free-range eggs
  • 350g/12oz currants
  • 350g/12oz raisins
  • 350g/12oz chopped pitted prunes
  • 350g/12oz glacé cherries
  • 500g/1lb 2oz strong white bread
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • brandy, whisky or orange juice
  • 1 x 340g/12oz jar apricot jam
  • 2.25kg/5lb marzipan
  • 2.25kg/5lb fondant icing
  • ribbons, fresh flowers or fondant flowers, to decorate

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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