[Northkeep] question 3

[Linda Moore]

If you are going to carve, it sometimes helps to freeze the cake first.  Gwyneth
 > When I did the cake for Sir Ulf's vigil I carved the shape of the shield. If you carve be careful with what kind of cake mix you use. Too moist is great to eat but not so hot to carve. 
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> On Feb 1, 2012, at 10:01 AM, "Susan O'Neal" <catmafia03 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Thank you Keigan and I think it was Adalia for the carving ideas and
> > cake balls are a great idea for the rest.  Karl, your metal strip idea
> > is close to something I found after hunting, it took and shaped the
> > metal like that and then welded it to a cookie sheet.  The waste had
> > been a big concern for me with triming from a sheet cake.
> > 
> > How much do you all think this pan would look like a shield?  It looks
> > like it could be shaped some,
> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017Z25E6/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0012FIHQQ&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=142QXEHRHNP6SDZJ55BQ
> > 
> > She's thinking about doing the devices in colored marzipan, much like
> > the picture of the playdo device she showed last night.
> > Susan
> > 
> > 
> > On 2/1/12, Chuck Kaun <jack_a_lope31 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> Simplest method of carving would be to make a template from one of those
> >> plastic cutting boards I suppose.  Next simplest would be to get a 2 inch
> >> wide but very thin cross section metal strip and bend it into a shield shape
> >> then use it like a big cookie cutter.
> >> 
> >> Karl