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Gold Leaf Wedding Cake

Published: November 14, 2012 | Updated: December 14, 2019 | By Ashlee

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When my cousin came over for her wedding cake consultation we spent most of the time talking about what she wanted for her cupcakes!  Once we got the the small cake for the bride and groom to cut it was easy.  Sticking with the metallic theme she was looking at gold and silver painted cakes, then I showed her a silver leafed cake and she fell in love!  We decided to go with GOLD and I LOVE how it turned out!

gold leaf is so delicate and beautiful, way expensive

TA-DA!  do you love it?  I love it!  How amazing would this look on a full 3 or 4 tier wedding cake????  I used 24 of the 25 sheets the booklet came with to cover this 8 inch cake.  It took me about 20 mins to cover the whole thing, so it’s a pretty fast way to go once you get your groove.  BUT expensive.

I recently added a full video tutorial so YOU can make this gold leaf cake too!

Gold-leafing has a beautiful shine, and the flower and lace really pulls the whole thing together

Then the finishing details!  The lace and flower!  It was actually supposed to be a different flower, but the florist apparently didn’t understand the SCALE we wanted the flower.  the one he left was this puny 2 inch bud… so I raided the centerpieces to get this big fluffy hydrangea instead!  The cake was a lovely centerpiece for all the cupcakes and most important the bride was happy with it!

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the gold leaf wedding cake I made my cousin, I love using gold leaf - it's easy and so impactful when you see it

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  1. Melissa

    June 5, 2016 at 9:58 am

    Great tutorial! You make it look so easy. If I use this method, applying gold leaf to fondant, and then store my cake in a cake container on the counter overnight, would the gold leaf hold up and look the same 24 hours later? Thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      September 19, 2016 at 10:23 pm

      mine stays good for a few days no problem – just don’t refrigerate or freeze it. other wise you’ll have to deal with condensation ruining the fondant and gold leafing

    • Estelle Abraham

      July 29, 2017 at 3:52 am

      Hi, do you think it would affect the gold leaf if I put the gold leaf on a fondant covered cake 6 days in advance? ( first time using gold leaf 😫). The cake would not be affected as it is a very rich traditional fruit cake with lots of brandy, covered with marzipan then fondant it is part of a four tier cake….I am trying to organise my time as the othe three cakes a sponges which need baking last minute.

    • Ashlee Marie

      February 3, 2020 at 7:05 am

      as long as it’s over fondant it will be just fine

  2. Rachel

    July 27, 2016 at 11:40 pm

    Hi! The last couple of cakes I’ve made with fondant I’ve put them in the fridge. Cake is still moist. So will it be ok to put the gold leaf cake in the fridge? Just curious.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      October 15, 2016 at 12:38 am

      I don’t ever recommend putting cakes in the fridge, or any baked goods. but for a little bit of time it should be okay – just don’t freeze a cake once you put fondant on it

  3. Anushka

    April 9, 2017 at 1:21 am

    Hi there, wow your a pro,great video. Im doing a 3 tier wedding cake and I’m covering a 10″ in silver leaf. Would you recommend stacking the cake before you put on the silver leaf? or just being extremely careful when handling it? Id probably need 2 packets of 25 sheets right?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      February 3, 2020 at 7:09 am

      I’d cover each cake separately then stack carefully

  4. Safia

    April 16, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    Hi, I love this tutorial! I’m doing a fruitcake tier of my wedding cake in gold leaf. This will be iced in fondant 2 weeks in advance, can the gold leaf be done this far in advance also?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      February 3, 2020 at 7:07 am

      yup!!!

  5. julie burnham

    July 19, 2017 at 2:46 am

    How would you manage to stack a gold leaf covered wedding cake as the top of a 3 tier cake.
    Would handling the gold leaf damage the finish

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      February 3, 2020 at 7:06 am

      you can use gloves, I just use a spatula under the cake layer and try to only minimally touch the cake to keep it balanced

  6. Annmarie

    September 26, 2018 at 9:15 pm

    I’ve covered a dummy cake with fondant then edible gold leaf. Will this hold up 3 or 4 days? The cake is 3 tiers, with the bottom gold leaf. Then the top two tiers are buttercream that I will put together the day of the wedding at the venue. I have the gold leaf sitting out in air conditioning.

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    • Ashlee Marie

      February 3, 2020 at 7:05 am

      totally – I have a gold leaf cake dummy that’s over a year old in my kitchen it’s good

  7. junie

    February 6, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    Thank you soooo much, I love your videos and are so easy to follow!!

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