I am trying to make a Coast Guard Dress Hat and was wondering what the best cake mix or recipe would be, since I need to carve this. Thank you for all of your help. I have attached a picture of the hat.

Here is a few links discussing what recipes to use for carving cakes. HTH some, Jen

http://forum.cakecentral.com/best-cake-for-sculpting-ftopicp-1768541.html#1768541

http://forum.cakecentral.com/durable-cake-vs-mix-pound-ftopicp-1608221.html#1608221

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-217701-durable.html