Cake Sculpting

Decorating By mpaigew Updated 29 Jan 2007 , 8:06pm by mpaigew

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mpaigew Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 11:49am
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Do you use a different recipe if you are going to be sculpting a cake? I've have been wanting to try a sculpted cake, but haven't because I can't imagine that my normal cake would hold up.

Thanks!

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Michelle104 Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 11:59am
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I'm bumping yu because I would like to know this too!

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lapazlady Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 12:03pm
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Good question, Bump!

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boonenati Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 12:11pm
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Originally Posted by mpaigew

Do you use a different recipe if you are going to be sculpting a cake? I've have been wanting to try a sculpted cake, but haven't because I can't imagine that my normal cake would hold up.

Thanks!


Paige
I use mudcakes and buttercakes for sculpting. I make cakes from scratch, buttercakes made from butter have the texture of a pound cake, well maybe a little lighter, but they as well as mudcakes hold up very very well.
cheers
Nati

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Michelle104 Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 12:25pm
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Can you share the mudcake and/or buttercake recipes? Are they on this site? icon_lol.gif

Thanks! Michelle

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boonenati Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 12:29pm
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Here is the link to all my recipes on this site. Just a warning, the temperature is wrong on most of the MUDCAKE recipes. ALL my mudcake recipes should be baked at 160C, not 180C. Most also take 1+ hours to bake.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe_query-contributerbrowse-boonenati.html
cheers
Nati

Edited to say:The versatile buttercake is the one i've carved to make sculpted cakes with, made with butter. I've never tried to sculpt the chocolate buttercake.

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Michelle104 Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by boonenati

Here is the link to all my recipes on this site. Just a warning, the temperature is wrong on most of the MUDCAKE recipes. ALL my mudcake recipes should be baked at 160C, not 180C. Most also take 1+ hours to bake.[/i]





Do you know how I can translate that into the degrees that we use in the states on our ovens? Did that sound stupid? icon_rolleyes.gif

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mamacc Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 2:06pm
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160 Celcius is 320 deg F. Here is a page with a temp conversion calculator:

www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm

I recently tried the chocolate mudcake and loved it. So yummy and rich!!! I'll have to try the buttercake sometime soon.....

Courtney

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Birdlady Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 2:11pm
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Hi

I have found that the best cake for me when sculpting, is pound cake. They are very heavy and dense. They can take the abuse and still stand up well. I find that you can work with them longer.

good luck

Dawn

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paolacaracas Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 2:14pm
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I use Madeira cake, is very dry, and it taste more like a soft cookies than like cake, but is good and more important, it holds for transportation

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loveqm Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 2:17pm
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saving...

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mpaigew Posted 29 Jan 2007 , 8:06pm
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Thanks for the info girls! I only make scratch cakes, but my tried and true recipes just seem like they would be too "soft." Thanks for the ideas!

Paige

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