Hi all! I got a request to do a mountain cake for a wedding and I did up some sketches of 3 tiered cakes with evergreen trees and the slopes and the maountain behind the wedding couple figurine, but I was just informed that is not the kind of cake they want. They actually want the whole cake to look like the mountain and have a sheet cake to serve to the guests. so I found a picture on the internet and was wondering where I even begin!!!!! 
I usually only use cake mixes, but I know I wont be able to scuplt with it cause it is just too moist and would eventually fall apart, so I guess I am asking for advice on a firm but tasty cake and how to sculp! Thanks soooooo very much I appreciate all the help any one can give!!
Kara
Here is the pic!
Have you looked in the recipes section on this site? There are some durable cake recipes intended for sculpting. I have never used it for any of my 3D work, but if requests continue to get "more extreme" (like the picture you posted) I may have to make the switch.
This is an awesome cake. The detail is off the hook. I especially like the heart on the tent...that was pretty creative.
Here's a link for the one I mentioned. Not sure on the taste...maybe someone else can comment...
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Recipes&sort=recipename&sort_dir=ASC&op=search&chname=X&chingredients=X&searchtext=durable&cat_id=-1
Good luck!
-Michelle
Do you have a Wilton Wonder Mold pan? You could start with that. Make three of them, freeze them then start carving down the sides. It doesn;t have to be so precise because Mountains are all shapes. I don't have an idea about what to cover those with but hopefully someone else will have some ideas.
HTH
Good Luck!!
my advice exactly, Jilbry!!!
here's a sketch based on the photo.
three wonder molds, 7 6" tiers (or for bigger spread -- could do 6, 7, 8 in a stack)
the middle area between the two front mountains can easily be filled in with small rounds (soup can) or cupcakes or just a big ol pile of icing!
tent and climber fondant.
and to get the craggyness of the peaks lots of stiff BC artfully piped on -- or one of the fluffy frostings that pull into peaks easily.
for best color -- I'd airbrush
HTH
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