14 inch Wedding Cake

Asked on 5 May 2016 by messi

Hello Lindsey - Please suggest a recipe for a 14 inch square fruit cake as a wedding cake,
I have been asked by my Son and his wife to be to make their cake - They want a fruit cake on the bottom and a chocolate cake and topped with anothr cake - what would you suggest.

Thanks.

Lindsey, Food Editor replied

Hello Messi,

I would do Delia’s Rich Fruit cake. You will need to make a 16 - egg recipe for the 14 inch square cake.

The recipe under this scaling up chart uses the creaming method but you can do the all-in-one method as described this version Classic Christmas Cake if you prefer.

Either way, you will need to use plenty of brown paper round the cake (especially on the corners) to prevent it catching.

For the top layer, perhaps choose one of their favourite’s. I assume you are using an icing that you roll? Cherry Cake or Madeira Cake would work or Ultimate Carrot Cake, Maple Pecan Cake could be adapted to work.

Best wishes

Lindsey