Flowers in Brownie Basket

Techniques Needed

Pan: 7X3 inch square
Tips : 47, 21, 104, 101, 2, 1
Colours : purple, red, yellow, green, brown, white

Ingredients List

Cake : Prepared cake to at least 3" high
Icing recipe: Buttercream - 1 recipe and Royal icing - 1 recipe

Cream cake in brown buttercream in thin consistency. Crumb coat the side and smoothen the top. Cool cake in the fridge for 30 to 45 mins for easy piping.

Prepare flowers one day in advance and leave to dry completely.

Use tip 47 to do the basketweave at the side. For borders use tip 21 to do the rope style. Decorate with the ready made flowers and pipe in the leaves.

Garden Flower Basket

Techniques Needed

Pan: oval shaped pan

Tips: 47, 352, 103, 1, 101, 1o4

Colours : yellow, red, purple

Ingredients List

Cake: Prepared an oval shaped cake to at least 3 inches high

Icing Recipe : Buttercream - 1 recipe and Royal Icing - 1 recipe

Cream cake with white buttercream in thin consistency. Crumb coat the side and smoothen the top layer. Rest the cake in the fridge for 30 mins.

Use tip 103, 104, 1, 101 to make flowers. Make at least one day in advance using royal icing.

Weave the side of the cake in basketweave motion using tip 47. Decorate with the ready made flowers and pipe leaves with tip 352 in between the flowers.