How to Make a Semi Naked Wedding Cake

Semi-naked cakes are a popular choice for weddings and baby showers. Follow this step by step tutorial to make a semi-naked tier cake for your celebration or someone else's!

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*My tutorial on Testing Amazon Cake Tools

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[susanmeyer]

It's so beautiful and elegant, that's what my daughter had for her wedding in September, Emily!! You are really gifted and blessed in explaining all the steps for cake decorating!! Thanks so much!! 😊🙏🏽❤️🇨🇦

[heidijarvis]

Love this tutorial, I’ve been overthinking on how to do this and your instruction has reassured me I know what I am doing

[Michelle-Gxjq]

Great tip regarding the straws! You make it look so easy 🙃

[BakeTemptations]

Excellent timing as making a 3 tier semi naked wedding cake in July - learnt so much - thank you 🙂

[TWR]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Wonderfully help and easy to follow. The only thing I say differently is about the cake leveller. I wouldn’t be without mine.

[CeeF]

Hi Emily!!! I am continuing to learn so much through these videos and the ClubPlus membership even though have 30+ years of baking experience. I'm planning on upgrading my KitchenAid unit with the professional model and just LOVE your bowl. Would you like to share with your viewers where you purchased it? I appreciate you and your talent. Thanks!!

[chantillyp]

This is the easiest I have seen. Thank you so much 💓

[RuthGladwell]

How long will it take for the cake to thaw after it’s been frosted?

[luperoberts]

Will this cake transport easily? I see you didn't use a dowel rod to go through both tiers. Are supports on the bottom tier enough?

[htcakecake]

Your video is useful for me, would butter cream be a nice flavor with a cake?

[MysticRose]

Thank you Emily. Do you ever use acrylic cake plates / boards? If you do, could you show us how to use them please?

[klees_shenanigans]

Thanks for this tutorial
Would butter cream be a nice flavor with a chocolate mudcake?

[michelebostwick]

I've seen many people put a center dowel through both tiers and into the drum to secure them to each other and to the board. Is there a particular reason why you don't do this?

[jasmindrace]

Great video so much useful information. Some people use a wooden dowel in the middle of the cake. Is there any reason you didn’t use it on your cake? Thanks!

[judy]

I am making a 4 tier cake like this for a wedding this weekend . Its my first one and I am using 3 inch deep fat daddio pans in a 12, 10, 8. 6. The 6 inch is the take home cake for the couple. should I torte all of them into 3 layers? I have watched your video about 10 times ! I am definatly nervous 🥺I have a pretty long way to take it so if there are any tips I would love to hear them 😃 Thanks !!

[brancamelia]

What if we have different colours on the cakes? The upper one red, the other one pale blue. I think it is quite harder to make it smooth and to do not make "stains" on the other cake when we try to cover it up once it is put above the other cake..😢

[surbegal]

Wow!!! I am a new subscriber and have baked a couple of cakes. I do have some questions, is it possible to bake a cake as beautiful as the one you have sugar free and gluten free? Love your Channel!

[estelleburn]

Good tutorial however I disagree with how she trimmed the cardboard cake card and put it straight onto the bottom tier...surely there'd be shards of cardboard from the cutting and wouldn't putting a pieces of greasproof paper underneath the cake card be more hygienic..