Note: If you want to have your gluten-free wedding cake professionally made, see our extensive list of bakers who provide gluten-free wedding cakes, organized by state and country.
Free Illustrated Guide to Baking A Gluten-Free Wedding Cake, from Pamela's Products
Pamela's Products has published a beautifully illustrated booklet that explains how to bake a gluten-free wedding cake, complete with a variety of recipes, instructions for icing, and professional pastry chef's notes!
How to Throw a Gluten-Free Wedding
Shauna James Ahern, author of Gluten-Free Girl, has written a lovely description of her gluten-free wedding. She concludes: "A gluten-free potluck wedding, with a checklist for food allergens? It may not sound romantic...But believe me, it was."
Gluten-Free Wedding Cake Recipes from glutenfree.com
These wedding cake recipes use Gluten-Free Pantry products. Flavors include Old-Fashioned Layer Cake (can also be converted to Chocolate Cake), Orange Chiffon Cake, and Almond Cake.
Gluten-Free Vodka-and-Cranberry Fruit Cake Recipe
Lucy, the UK blogger who owns the FreeFrom(Gluten) site, used this recipe to make a delicious cake for her mother-in-law’s 70th birthday. She notes that it would make a lovely wedding cake, too.
Kransekake: Naturally Gluten-Free Wedding Cake Recipe from Norway
Instructions for a magnificent Kransekake, or "Ring Cake," Norway's traditional -- and naturally gluten-free -- wedding cake are provided by About.com's Guide to Scandinavian Food.
Getting Started on Making and Decorating a Wedding Cake
The recipes cited above have all been written specifically for gluten-free ingredients, but for an event as important as a wedding, it's important to do a test run when you know how many people you'll be needing to serve. Some gluten-free cake recipes don't work well in large sizes. Before you bake and assemble your test cake, take a look at the step-by-step instructions on how to assemble and decorate a wedding cake, from About.com's Guide to Weddings.
