Shaping a cake?
Are there any kinds of cakes that would be easier to shape? Should I cook it longer so it's easier to cut? |
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| I was thinking 1 round cake and two smaller ones shaped into the tail, but then I found this (instructions for one type of whale cake) which can at least help w/your creation that I hope you end up posting!
http://family.go.com/contests/cake-reci ... ale-10977/ |
| That is awesome, but totally beyond my skills!
I was just planning on ripping off the fudgie the whale cakes: http://www.carvel.com/images/products/s ... eWhale.gif So I was going to just make a big rectangle cake and then cut it, but maybe a circle cake would make more sense so I don't have to cut that part... hmm |
| Your idea sounds great! That pic looks easy to duplicate even for me! I have no problems with baking cakes and yummy icings, but I SUCK at decorating! Hopefully some bakers here have more helpful tips! |
If it were me, I'd call a bakery. 
I completely inept at decorating. I can bake with the best of them, but don't ask me to put icing on the cake.  |
| I have had really good luck with this recipe for sculpted cakes. It is dense and firm and not overly "crumby."
2 1/2 cups white sugar 1 cup butter 7 eggs 6 tablespoons cornstarch 2 5/8 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour pan. Set aside. Cream together the sugar and butter until light. Continue beating and add 7 eggs, one at a time; beating well after each egg In a separate bowl, mix together flour and cornstarch. Beat half of the flour mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. Beat in 1/2 cup whipping cream, and then beat in the remainder of the flour mixture. Finish by beating in 1/2 cup more of whipping cream and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 60 to 75 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a serving plate. Also to sculpt the whale, you might use a copy machine to enlarge or decrease the whale image until it is the size you want for the cake. Trace the "paper" copy onto wax or parchment paper, cut out and place on cake and use that to sculpt out the whale shape. Also make sure the cake is cooled - at least 4 hours before you sculpt or frost. I have tried to cut/decorate before the cake was cooled and had a small mess. Good luck! |
| excellent, thanks for the tips!!
ill post pics when im done! |
7 eggs??  WOW! |
Beaureguard's Mom wrote: 7 eggs??
WOW!I know - - I was a little shocked by that too - even the amount of vanilla seems excessive---- But I have made this cake and it is the perfect texture for sculpting and I think pretty tasty. 
PS - is it is called the Whipping Cream Pound cake on allreacipes.com. |
What a nice thought, Heather! Heck, I'd just go to Deerfield's Bakery and call it a day  Steve birthday cake was WONDERFUL! |
| You could also bake a large sheet cake, draw a whale onto it. Everything outside the whale gets blue frosting, come up with come color for the whale and then pipe a nice border round the perimeter. Add mouth and eye. |
Here's the finished product! I definitely am glad I waited that 4 hours before I cut it, that was the easiest part for sure. I'm workin on my frosting skills still...
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| Cool - I think your cake turned out awesome!!! I like the blow hole too! |
| heather, you did a good job!! im sure he was thrilled with the cake!!! |
| Good job! If you enjoyed it you can add skills. Wilton is calling you...........http://www.wilton.com/cake/index.cfm |
| oooh, what was AWESOME! I'm impressed. |
| Oooooooooh, cool! Better than I could ever do! |
| Very nice, Heather!! I'm sure he was blown away. |
| Thanks everyone, he LOVED it! |
| What part did you guyz eat first, and how long did you have to talk about it to decide? |
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