[Northkeep] question 3

[Susan O'Neal]

Thanks for all the tips on cake carving, I will save these.
Susan

On 2/2/12, Linda Moore <gwyneth1362 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Feb 1, 2012, at 10:01 AM, "Susan O'Neal" <catmafia03 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > 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
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