Hello everybody! I am new to cake decorating and have a question about cake. When would you need to make a pound cake versus a boxed cake mix? Pound cakes are heavier and more sturdy from what I've been told, but if I was just doing a round cake (one level) wrapped in fondant is it okay to use a cake mix? I'm not much of a baker and my cakes never turn out after they come out of the oven, so I thought I'd try pound cake to see if that helps. Thanks in advance for your help!
Cake mixes are fine for covering with fondant. Typically you would need a denser cake for something like a 3D or a sculpted cake. Even with the 3D bunny I did and the puppy cake I did - I just used doctored cake mixes from the Cake Mix Doctor book, and they worked fine for me.
I agree, I use 'doctored' cake mixes for most all of my cakes. I do have a few I use scratch cakes for just because I haven't been able to adapt a cake mix to make it. It really depends on your taste preference. I love a really good pound cake, but for most decorated cakes, cake mixes work great too.
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