Garden Lights Wedding Cake
Additional Information
Step 1
Bake and cool 2-layer cakes (for 10 in. cake, trim two cakes to 2 1/2 in. high to make a 5 in. high cake).
Step 2
Ice smooth with buttercream.
Step 3
Position cakes on plates.
Step 4
Mark bottom tier for push-in pillar placement using 8 in. separator plate.
Step 5
Pipe tip 3 dots and tip 5 bead bottom borders.
Step 6
At reception: Position 10 in. cake on stand; insert pillars. Position 6 in. cake with plate. Pipe tip 21 mound where flowers will rest and insert fresh flower stems into mounds.
*The smallest tier is often saved for the first anniversary. The number of servings given does not include the smallest tier.
Products
![Decorator Preferred 8" Smooth Edge Plate](https://www.wilton.com/dw/image/v2/AAWA_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-wilton-product-master/default/dw8a1779f6/images/product/302-4102/302-4102_1.jpg?sw=89&sh=89&sm=fit "Decorator Preferred 8" Smooth Edge Plate")
!["Hidden" Pillars](https://www.wilton.com/dw/image/v2/AAWA_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-wilton-product-master/default/dwf1ef8bc3/images/product/303-8/303-8-lrg.jpg?sw=89&sh=89&sm=fit ""Hidden" Pillars")
6 x 2 in. Round Pan
10 x 3 in. Round Pan
Cake Boards
The bead shape makes impressive borders outlines and accents on letters and designs; also a cute trim on clothing and gingerbread houses. The basis for making piped hearts and figure piping.
Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.
