Wedding Cake Recipes? Am i mad to try?

[Kylie03]

Getting married in october tight budget really can't afford £200+ for a wedding cake. All i want is a recipe for a simple iced sponge cake for 80ish people(poss three tiers) can anyone help with arecipe and tips. Would be much appreciated/

kylie - dont add on the stress of making a cake. go to asda, tesco or m & s - they all make some there but they are fruit I believe. Or why not have cupcakes or something else. anything but making it yourself!

There are so many ways to save money.

Anyone of your guests make cakes - why not ask them and see if they would do it as a present.

Good Luck

we did our cake with 3 differnt sized ones from M&S constructed teh layers ourselves with pillars also form M&S adn topped with flowers from florist to match bouquet cost less than £40

You'll feel BRILL if you do it but LOTS of work.

Good Food magazine have recipes every year and are usually reliable.

I got married at 9 weeks pregnant after finding out at 5 weeks. Not enough time to make my own, but a friend bought M&S iced plain white cake with a little piped on side and put it on a stand with a bride and groom figure bought from Hobby Craft. It looked really good.