will it be okay to sculpt a cake without it being frozen - I will be doing a pickup and I do no have freezer room. Wanting to at least get it carved out tonight.

TIA

I did my first carved cake last weekend. It was pretty easy until it started thawing out. I know some people do it but I think it would be easier frozen. It probably depends on how complex your design is

I use dense cake so that might make a diffrence, but I do not freeze before I carve.

If you don't freeze the cake you will probably have problems with crumbs and then icing it will be harder. If you can find space in the freezer for at least one hour that will help you, but if you can't try using a pound cake or a madeira cake that are easier for carving and won't crumble as easy.

Hope this helps!!

NO! don't do it, The finished cake, once is covered, is more prone to crumbe when is being delivered if you don't frezze it

I never carve frozen cake. Use a dense cake and it's fine.

Deanna

I have never carved a frozen cake and i use anything from choc cake to fruit cake for sculpting but i also cover over my buttercream with fondant so have no crumbs showing... as for prone to crumble when being delivered i have to disagree sorry... never had that prob except with carrot cake that is not strong enough...

It is personal preference i think so good luck whatever you do...

I agree with the group about the crumbs and also If you carve it without it being frozen you take a chance of tearing the cake.

I've done a couple of cakes that were carved, and have never frozen any of them. Yes they crumb, but isn't that what a crumb coat is for?

I'm going to be doing a sculpted cake next week if anyone is nice enough to share their favorite recipe for a dense cake I would really appreciate it.

I like the Mint Chocolate Cream Cheese cake recipe from Chocolate From The Cake Mix Doctor. Instead of the Andes mints the recipe calls for, use an equal amount of melted *dark* chocolate.

Deanna

Thanks for the help and suggestions. Went a head and carved the cake out WITHOUT freezing - had to freezer is full of approx. 650#s of beef (live on farm)

It carved pretty good, did not crumble too bad - used really gentle approach and sharp knife. Here it is after the crumb coat ..........
by the way how do you like the cake board/stand my darling hubby made for me last night to put this cake on. (got to love a man with power tools )

Wow.. it looks so cool! What is it made out of?

Very cool! Be sure to post a pic when it's all finished!

Deanna

WOW love the board under the body of the cake... what an awesome idea to lift if off the ground well done... the sculpting is perfect again well done you did a great job looks fantastic cant wait to see it all finished...