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Hi Carol, got your message re ice skate cake and a cake suitable for carving.  You might want to consider putting this as a discussion on the main forum too.  That way you will reach loads of members all over the world who may be able to help you.  Meanwhile, my suggestion is this -  you can carve a Vic sponge as long as it's good and cold.  Make your cake, fill it with whatever you use and put it in the fridge for at least  a couple of hours (overnight even better).  If it starts to crumble as you're carving, put it back in the fridge for a bit.  It can be a bit tricky though.  So as it's your first time, you could try using a Madeira cake or add a packet of vanilla pudding mix to your Vic recipe (something like Angel Delight or I use Teco's own - http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=256546647

This will add a bit of density to your cake and keep it moist.

As far as a tutorial goes, I haven't seen anything, but here is a link to a template you might find helpful for your shape - 

http://cakecentral.com/g/i/1426952/i-made-the-blade-a-few-weeks-before-with-fondant-but-where-i-have-the-dotted-lines-i-made-the-length-of-those-pieces-much-longer-so-i-could-feed-them-into-the-cake-for-stability-i-did-not-want-to-put-wires-in-there-after-i-have-put-the-blade-in-i/