Hi,
I need some help. My niece is graduating from chef school. I need to make a carved chef hat. I can't find any instructions. Can someone help me.
Thanks.

I would do an extra tall cake and cover it with fondant. One piece around the bottom 1/4 and single strips to make pleats going up the top 3/4 with a round piece cut for the top.

funny. I recently read a blogspot on a chef hat cake...
http://clarencedalecake.blogspot.com/2008/02/defying-physics-chefs-hat-cake.html

It's not my favorite overall, but it gives you something to base your ideas on. I like one I've seen out on Flicker... let me see if I can find that one.

As well, if you want to do a traditional cake and fashion the hat part out of RKT that might work as well.

HTH
edited to correct blog spot url

And here's the one I saw on Flicker:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephaniescakes/3339384684/

This one I truly like!

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo-721953.html

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1158565

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=21332

I hope this can help you