I am in the middle of making a cake for the contest here and the cake I am using is very crumbly. I made a carrot cake, thinking that it would be more dense, but it hasn't turned out that way. The outside crust is fine, but where I have cut the cake to sculpt it, I have lots of crumbles. Suggestions for next time?

I like using pound cake for sculpting, it seems to work out well.

Any particular pound cake recipe?

I usually use boxed mixes, mostly Duncan Hines. This site also has great recipe's if you prefer to make it from scratch.

did you try freezing the cake before sculpting?

My cakes are wrapped well and left in the refrigerator so their good and cold before I start sculpting........and use a serrated knife. If the cake has been frozen let it thaw in the refrigerator over night.

merry