I am making a pirate ship cake for friday and I have finished baking the cakes to carve, have them frozen because I have heard that it is easier to carve somewhat fdrozen, but then realized...do I fill it while its still frozen? Do I not fill a sculpted cake? She only wants choc bc anyway so I know this acts as a glue...but when do I fill and when do I carve? Thanks!!!

Normally my cakes go right into the freezer after I make them, then I take them out put them on their board, fill them with buttercream and then carve away!

thank you, this was what I was thinking, just wanted to make sure.

I've never frozen my cakes before carving. I'd like to try it sometime, because I've read it's easier, too, but I don't have the room in my freezer.

anyway, yes, I do fill my carved cakes. I don't slap on huge, thick layers of it, but I do use enough that you can tell it's there.

I carve frozen/chilled cakes then fill them after. It's less messy for me this way as I don't have to deal with the filling oozing out and icing dam breaking while carving.