Cake Carving Question
Decorating By confectionsofahousewife Updated 7 Jan 2010 , 4:56am by CakeMommyTX
I have yet another question! I am planning on carving a 3-D strawberry cake on Friday. This seems really simple, but I've run into a question. Do I fill with buttercream before I carve or carve and then separate the layers and then fill?
I have done carved cakes both ways, if my filling is going to be butter cream then just fill it first, if its something totally different like fruit or custard then I would carve first. HTH
I always fill, then chill, then carve. It's just easier that way and you don't have to worry about breakage moving carved layers around.
I fill, then carve. I use fillings that are more like glue for carved cakes, buttercream, thick preserves or preserves mixed with buttercream. I use a slightly thinner layer of filling when carving.
I always fill, then chill, then carve. It's just easier that way and you don't have to worry about breakage moving carved layers around.
Breakage! Hadn't thought about that. Fill then carve it is! Thanks.
I carve then fill, making sure to cut a small indention the length of the cake to mark where my layers need to line up.
Carving after filling is too messy, cake and filling sticks to the knife and I can't get precise enough.
I chill after I carve and then fill, cuts down on the breakage of layers.
Fill, then carve. That way it's nice and lined up... no chance of getting it a little to far this way or that way after seperating layers.
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