Save Time Carving A Spiral Cake

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Somthing I realized when carving my first spiral was that I didn’t need an extra cake to make the road. The piece I carved out of my cake could be flipped and used to create that road effect. My cake had 4 different flavors so I wanted each layer to stay the same flavor without baking an extra cake to make my road (I’m pretty frugal and don’t like extra work if I can find a shortcut…no pun intended).

List of Materials

  • Toothpicks
  • Offset Spatula
  • Very Hot Water
  • Sharp Knife
  • Frozen Crumbcoated cake

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I used a cake pan to get the curve on top I needed.

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Using toothpicks outline the road down the side as to how far you want it. I used toothpicks just to outline my curve on top.

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Using a sharp, hot knife cut out your road following the lines made with toothpicks.

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After cuts are complete pull out the extra cake carefully to keep the piece in tact.

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I used a hot spatula to smooth out my road.

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Using the piece you cut out, flip it to the opposite end and sit against your cake.

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Use the hot knife to cut off the top of the extra piece following the height of the road cut out on your cake.

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Using your hot knife trim the extra cake to create your road and remove the excess.

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Use a hot spatula to blend the road onto your carved cake.

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Once all smoothed out this was my result.

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