Hi Experts,
I was looking at ideas on how to carve the cakes and found that its done using knives. I just wanted to know if knife is still by far the best option or is there any other tool out which can do a better job? Why i am asking this is because i saw lots of videos and posts about icing using icing bags and such but then i found out about the airpen which produces really find quality icing for decorating.
So i was just curious if there is any tool out there that can help carve out shapes easily and finely?
Serrated knife will do the job well...… if it ain't broke no need to fix it ;-)
piping bags and airpens are what you use to decorate not carve -- not understanding your correlation -- putting fine detail into carving the cake part will likely get lost because you have to ice it and maybe cover it with a rolled icing so you put the fine detail into the icing or covering -- there's a set of carving tools you can get if you want -- like bubs said, serrated knife works great but i think you mean these?
I see what you are saying...you're just giving an example in the 'airpen' where you found a new product over piping bags and are now wondering if there is a better tool than a knife for carving like there is a better tool for piping bags, the airpen.
So....piping bag to air pen is the same as carving knife to _______?
I'd still say knife, that's what I use! I also try to bake the cake in as close a pan to what I want in the end. ie. if you need a cylinder shape, bake in a soup can etc...
However, now I want to figure out what an airpen is, never heard of that! :)
ohhhh -- now i see -- thank you, weluvpiggies --
is airpen maybe the same as airbrush?
Definitely a knife. I use both plain blade and serrated. For details, I use a paring knife with a plain blade. As -K8memphis said, you don't need fine detail when carving a cake. The details are added to your final covering of fondant or modeling chocolate.
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