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Re: Carved cake

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Posted by DeniseNH on April 04, 2009 at 11:00:39:

In Reply to: Carved cake posted by Deanna on March 29, 2009 at 19:15:12:

A regular cake mix will stand up fine if you mix a box of instant pudding in with it and a little more liquid - plus FREEZE THE CAKE before carving the toe out.

: Hi all! I need your help. I have a customer who has requested I do a "The Big Lebowski" cake. Charm City Cakes Ace of cakes did one that she wants me to use as my inspiration(if you do a google search it will come up). Here is my quandry, I have a few options and I am not sure which is the best one. #1-I was going to make a 1/2 sheet and cover it with fondant then paint an area rug directly on the cake and sit a loaf pan sized toe made of cake on it. #2-Make an area rug out of fondant and hand paint the details of the area rug on and lay it diagonaly on a 1/2 sheet that has allready been covered in fondant or BC so that it hangs off and is draped on the bottom cake and can be lifted off for cutting. Then make a toe out of a loaf pan sized cake and place it on the rug. #3-paint the rug on fondant and lay it on a cake board then make a huge toe cake and have only the toe as edible cake. If I do this one I cannot figure out how much cake I need to make (only needs to serve 40). I also would want to use a cake that is firm enough for carving as I have never done it and I am not sure if boxed mixes will hold up to the carving. PLEASE tell me what your opinion is. I really need some guidance on this one. By the way, I will also be doing a backdrop like the C.C.C. version has and it will be made out of gumpaste (mounted on a board of somesort).

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: A regular cake mix will stand up fine if you mix a box of instant pudding in with it and a little more liquid - plus FREEZE THE CAKE before carving the toe out.

: Hi all! I need your help. I have a customer who has requested I do a "The Big Lebowski" cake. Charm City Cakes Ace of cakes did one that she wants me to use as my inspiration(if you do a google search it will come up). Here is my quandry, I have a few options and I am not sure which is the best one. #1-I was going to make a 1/2 sheet and cover it with fondant then paint an area rug directly on the cake and sit a loaf pan sized toe made of cake on it. #2-Make an area rug out of fondant and hand paint the details of the area rug on and lay it diagonaly on a 1/2 sheet that has allready been covered in fondant or BC so that it hangs off and is draped on the bottom cake and can be lifted off for cutting. Then make a toe out of a loaf pan sized cake and place it on the rug. #3-paint the rug on fondant and lay it on a cake board then make a huge toe cake and have only the toe as edible cake. If I do this one I cannot figure out how much cake I need to make (only needs to serve 40). I also would want to use a cake that is firm enough for carving as I have never done it and I am not sure if boxed mixes will hold up to the carving. PLEASE tell me what your opinion is. I really need some guidance on this one. By the way, I will also be doing a backdrop like the C.C.C. version has and it will be made out of gumpaste (mounted on a board of somesort).

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