I have very little experience with carving cakes and hope that someone can advise me on this. Want to carve a cake for my son's birthday but he prefers cakes from a mix (perhaps a statement about my baking?). Will a "mix cake" work for carving if it is frozen first?--thanks
I use mixes for all my carved cakes, see photos, but I do add the extended recipe from CC, and to be honest, I don't freeze them before
I carve them either.
thank you for the compliments. You can find it by going to recipes tab then type in cake mix extender and then click on the cake mix extender and you will have the recipe. Good luck !!!!
hi, just browsing the forum, and was wondering i looked at this extender, and am confuessed on when to put it in, do you mix up the box mixes then add these ingredients then mix again, or do you mix up all the extender ingred, and then add them to the mixed up mix? sorry i know it sounds confuessing, but i am confuessed as to the process
It really depends on the recipe. In this recipe:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1599-Enhanced-Cake-Formula.html
you treat the cake mix as a dry ingredient.
Here http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1977-Cake-Mix-extender.html you follow the directions on the box, then add the extra stuff.
In this one http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-3233-Extender-Cake-Recipe-2.html you just dump it all in the bowl and mix away!
HTH 
I would definately not use a straight cake mix to carve. Those cakes are too delicate to withstand carving and will likely just crumble. For sure use an extender.
it's so nice to get good advice from experienced bakers/decorators! i found the extender recipes and plan to give one a try this week. i'm going to be making a "couch cake" which will require some carving. i'm thinking this extender recipe will still give him the "mix taste" that he likes without the thing falling apart! thanks again
I do a ton of 3D and/or carved cakes and I have NEVER used the extender with my mix. I don't have the problems others on this thread have mentioned. I do however add a box of instant pudding and an extra egg, so maybe that is why my luck is different....not really sure. (Oh, and like the previous poster- I don't usually freeze mine before carving.)
Good luck...and remember that you just have to experiment and do what works best for YOU.
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