A mold for producing an article of manufacture from a mixture comprising liquid, said mold comprising: a pressing layer having a pressing layer front surface configured to press the mixture and extract the liquid therefrom, and an opposite pressing layer back surface a backing plate having a backing plate front surface facing the pressing layer back surface and an opposite backing plate back surface; and a liquid accumulating space extending at least partially in a plane parallel to the pressing layer and positioned between the backing plate back surface and the pressing layer front surface, the liquid accumulating space being configured to accumulate the liquid therein.