I have gotten a lot of orders lately for whimiscal cakes and sculpted cakes and have been using a cheap bread knife to cut everything with. I hate it, as it is doesn't get me the nice smooth cuts. I am also a cook so I have some very expensive, incredible knives (that nobody is allowed to touch or wash or anything! haha) I want to get myself a good knife for the sculpting as well, and cannot find any good information on the subject. Should I just buy a good bread knife? I was thinking of maybe even a slicer, but the little grooves in it, would it get filled with cake? or get a slicer that doesnt have grooves?

Would love to hear what you guys are using!

I cant answer your question, but I have one of my own When you carve your cakes Is it easier to do it with them frozen or cold? And also how do you get the shapes you need? I mean like templates or what? I'm confused on this subject since Ive only carved one dress and it was super easy!

i use a bread knife, for the slant on the top i use a leveler, i just raise 1/2 the cake up then run a straight cut across it. The when you flip the two high ends together you have a nice slant to it.

I do carve when the cakes are cold, i find it much easier and get much less tearing.

i use a cheap bread knife . . .lol.

I use several different knives that came with my set of Chicago cutlery. They are serrated one is a tomato knife short and squared off. The bread knife and one I call a fruit knife but I think it is actually a fileting knife. It's about a six inch curved blade that is maybe 3/8 inch wide and rather flexible. I love the latter for the fine details.

My knives are the Henckels Four Star line. I use the serrated bread knife for large cuts, and the smaller utility knife (also serrated) for the finer cuts. A serrated knife is the best for this job.

I was wondering this too.. & I saw an infomercial for a sonic blade knife that bI really want to get just for carving, but I didn't know if it would work well

i cant help cause i havent sculpted a cake yet....but maybe you could email duff and ask him...but i think a good serrated knife is what i see him use.