I've been told that it's easier to carve frozen cakes. I've baked a 3D cake, and frozen it, and am now carving it into the desired final shape. Once that's done, should I allow it to thaw before frosting with buttercream, or do it while it's still cold? I plan to cover it with fondant, after frosting, and I want to be sure that I don't do something that's going to adversely affect the way the final product looks! Thanks!

You can go ahead and cover it with buttercream but I wouldn't put the fondant on it until it's thawed. The thawing process will cause the fondant to sweat and could melt it. I've put the fondant on while it was still pretty cold and used a fan to evaporate the condensation before. That was for my son's Kirby cake (in the gallery) and it turned out fine but I wouldn't do it for a customer's cake.

Debbie
Good Luck!

Thanks so much for the quick reply! I'm off to give it a try!