If cake decorating is new to you, then you may be befuddled by the numerous cake decorating terms. 

 It is possible that these phrases may be intimidating at first, but,, if you take the time to get familiar with them, then you will approach them with assurance. These are some of the most common cake decorating terms, and what they mean.  Once you master these terms you will likely be inspired with your own cake decorating ideas.

Airbrushing

Airbrushing a cake is a rapid method to add a scene or background onto a cake's surface using food coloring.  Airbrushing uses an artist's paint gun that uses an compression air pump.

Border

The border of a cake is a continuous thread of icing that decorates the top, sides, and/or bottom edges of a cake.

Buttercream

Buttercream is a rich icing created by mixing together either butter or shortening (or both) with icing sugar, and beaten until smooth. Buttercream is an all-purpose icing, easily made, that can be used to both cover and decorate a cake

Decorating Bags

Decorating bags are also called icing bags, frosting bags, or pastry bags.  Decorating bags are small, triangular shaped bags that are made from cloth, plastic, or parchment paper.  The bags are fitted out with decorating tips and filled with icing and used to pipe decorative items such as icing flowers, edges, scrollwork, and lacework patterns.

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If you would rather not order your wedding cake and instead do a wedding favor for your guests and show them how much your wedding means to you by making your own wedding cake, you will need to find a great wedding cake recipe.

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Italian Wedding Cake

A very popular wedding cake recipe is the Italian Wedding Cake wedding cake recipe. For it you will need:

½ cup buttermilk,

1 tsp baking soda,

1 tsp salt,

½ cup shortening,

½ cup margarine,

2 cups white sugar,

5 egg yolks,

¼ tsp almond extract,

2 cups all-purpose flour,

5 egg whites,

½ cup drained crushed pineapple,

½ cup flaked coconut, and 1 cup chopped pecans.

For the icing you will need :

¾ cup butter softened,

1 package cream cheese softened,

4 cups confectioners’ sugar,

2 tsp vanilla extract,

and 1 cup chopped pecans.

Now to start preparing this wedding cake recipe, you need to preheat the oven to 350ºF, and then grease and flour three 8-inch pans. Then you combine the buttermilk, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl, and set aside.

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Coming up with a creative wedding cake idea really does not have to be difficult, but there are a few tips and tricks that you will want to use to your advantage here.

Simple Creative Wedding Cake

This way you know that your wedding is going to go as smoothly as possible. This is your most special day, so of course you want everything to be beautiful.

One of the best things that you can do if you want to come up with a wedding cake idea is browse around on the Internet. If you want a really great wedding cake idea, there are some terrific websites that you can look at, which will offer recipes, decoration tips and ideas, and even valuable advice on where to go to buy a cake.

This is also a great method to use for getting an average wedding cake price, which is important because then you know how much of your wedding budget is going to need to go towards the cake.

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Finding a wedding cake design that you love does not have to be hard, but it can certainly be overwhelming as this is your most special day and you have such a multitude of options to choose from.

Simple Elegant Wedding Cake

Whether you are looking for a wedding cake design that is traditional or a more contemporary wedding cake idea, there are a few ideas that will help you out here.

Shop Wedding Cake Stores

One of the best things to help yourself come up with a wedding cake design will be for you to shop through some wedding cake stores. This way you will be able to get some more professional ideas and get off on the right foot, because you do not want your cake to look homemade or too basic.

This is your wedding, one of the most important days of your life, and so you are going to want the cake to be just as extravagant and beautiful.

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