hey everyone....
i have to make a cake for a family member an they would love the shape of the cake to b a star....i was just wondering if anybody knew any tips on how to cut out the shape the best way?....
any tips would b awsome, thanx

If you don't have a star-shaped pan, you will have to carve the shape. I would start with the largest square pan you have and then make a parchment template of a star that fits on that cake. You may have to "play" with the template size and placement so that you get the most cake you can after carving.

It is easier to carve really cold/almost frozen cake. You can always turn the scraps into cake balls to serve at the party.

HTH
Kristy

If you are going to make cake balls with your star cake, you could cut a small fondant star to place on top of the cake balls.

I'm making a carved star cake and I will make a template...start with my computer and make it the size I want...print it, cut it out, then I use clear packaging tape over the entire image, front and back and use it as a template.

I do this with any of my carved cakes.

http://clumbsycookie.blogspot.com/2009/02/when-you-wish-upon-star.html

i just found this awsome page...
saves having to make up temp's an looks really easy...its def how i am going to make mine i think...but will mess around with it abit so i get the points a lil bigger/longer/pointer

I posted about making a star template on this thread...scroll down a bit, there's a pic: http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=666287&highlight=star