HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-03-20, Page 35Wedding cake will be crowning glory
There's no day more
special than a wedding
day. And if you're in
charge of the planning —
whether it be for your
daughter, niece, sister or
perhaps yourself — you
want it to be just perfect.
Like everything else,
however, restaurant and
catering costs are
soaring. As a result, a
growing number of brides
and their families are
opting to hold the
reception — and
sometimes the ceremony
as well—at horpe. .
Even if _money .is .no
object, there is something
particularly lovely and
intimate about a home
wedding. It's the time to
bring out your best china
and, silver, polish up the
stemware and can-
dlesticks and if you're
handy, create your own
centrepiece.
In planning a home
wedding, don't be afraid
to make' the decorations
elaborate. There ase as
many variations on this
theme as there are
brides-to-be.
If you do what seems.
natural and right, you're
sure to create a beautiful
and memorable occasion.
It's a good idea to'keep
a check list. You'll want
to start planning several
weeks in advance and it's,
a wonderful feeling to be
able to cross off each task
as accomplished. -
Probably your mast
pressing concern is the
menu. You may wish to
serve a• sit-down bru ach,
lunch or supper,
although, unless you have
help, this can be ex-
tremely demanding —
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not to mention expensive.
For that reason, many.
hostesses decide on an
attractive buffet in-
.•cluding cold meats and
salads, open-faced
"finger" sandwiches,
nuts, cheese and relishes.
You can make hot hors
d'oeuvres such as
Swedish. meat balls,
shrimp or crab puffs in
chafing dishes. You'll
want to provide small
plates as well as forks
and napkins to avoid
spills. Set up coffee and
tea service at either end
of your table and, if you
wish, use a sideboard for
the "bar."
Needless to say, the
crowning ,glory will be
your wedding cake. The
following cake •recipe is
one guaranteed to
generate "oohs and ahs".
It's a•three-tiered heart -
shaped cake with delicate
looking mocha -colored
Cake .to
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From Bartliff's Bakery
in Clinton. Let our
specialists ,create a
beautiful cake for your wedding.
We also specialize in Birthday Cakes,
Anniversary Cakes, Pies and Cookies.
Remember — when you buy Bartliff's,
you buy the ,best!
icing and, inside, it's
chocolate, rich, moist,
fudgy chocolate, almost
everyone's favorite
flavor. This is one
wedding cake that will
have the guests in line for
seconds.
The wedding cake is
easy to put together with
these step-by-step
directions.
You start with a base of
unsweetened cocoa,
which requires no
melting (that saves time,
steps and mess). Cocoa is
ready_to measure and.
mix in, right from the
can. Most important,
since cocoa is chocolate
in very concentrated •
form — with most of the
fat removed - resul.ts .
will have a deeper, more,
intensely "chocolate"
taste. Cooking with cocoa
, is even economical,.
because six Ounces 'goes'
as far as eight squares of
baking chocolate.
(Remember that for
everyday baking and
candy -making, too.)
HEART -SHAPED
WEDDING CAKE
(Serves 25 to 30)
3 pkgs. (181/2 ozs. each)
yellow cake mix
3/ c. cocoa
3 c. water
1 c. corn oil
9 -eggs..._ ___ - -----.._._ _—.___
For this cake, you will
need three heart -shaped
pans, one 13 inches, one
10 inches and one seven
inches. Prepare half
batter ata time. Grease
pans. Line bottoms with
waxed paper. Grease and
flour waxed paper. Pour
batter into pans to half fill
pans.
Bake layers at 325
degrees, small will bake
40 minutes, medium will
bake about 50 minutes,
largest will bake about
one hour. Bake•until firm
to the touch in centre of
layers. Cool in pan 10
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minutes. Remove from
pans and remove waxed
paper. Cool completely.
To assemble cake:
Trim cake layers if
they are not flat. Spread
hearts with frosting on
sides and top. Cut two
hearts to shape. of the two
smaller pans, out of
cardboard. Cut six
cardboard tubes the sizes
of hearts. Glue to hearts.
.-`-Int-tirt'e-e-tutse-s-for-each
heart. These are the
pillars that will support
the layers. Place the
columns about one inch
from `tom point and the
two .curves of the heart.
(You might want to use
wooden candle holders, if
they are light weight.)
Place largest heart on
serving tray. Place
middle cardboard heart
in place over bottom
layer. Place middle layer
on cardboard: Repeat
with smallest heart and
cake layer. Since pans
may vary, if there's any
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