Hand-Carving Cake

Decorating By cupcakesnbuttercream Updated 29 Mar 2009 , 1:25am by ski

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cupcakesnbuttercream Posted 29 Mar 2009 , 1:06am
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Does anyone have tips or suggestions on how i should go about hand-carving a 'My Little Pony' shaped cake?? Specifically, like the one on this site...
http://londoncake.com/Childrens%20Page%203.htm

(Scroll down the page, its cake 2232 on the left side)

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ski Posted 29 Mar 2009 , 1:15am
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It seems you could either use the mold for it or copy a pic the size you want and trace it to cake. Then just carve the high and low areas, use bc to build up some areas then fondant the whole thing.

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cupcakesnbuttercream Posted 29 Mar 2009 , 1:21am
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Thanks! I'm having trouble understanding how to carve the raised shapes...like the eyes,nose/mouth,and cheeks. It looks really hard and what if i make a mistake? Also,how do you use bc to 'build up' areas?

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ski Posted 29 Mar 2009 , 1:25am
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well you would first carve the basic areas as you see them, then you can either add a thicker amount of bc, or some formed fondant. Then when you lay your fondant covering your would mold as you go.

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