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post #1 of 10

3/20/13 at 11:14am

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Hello I'm new to thinks like this and I need help I'm making a cake for my friend it's going to a straw hat cake (one piece straw hat ) and I was wondering how I could make it look like it ? Please help

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3/20/13 at 11:23am

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you could pipe it in a basket weave pattern

or you could press a texture mat against fondant to get the straw looking hat surface

or you could use a paring knife to make hatch marks on either buttercream or fondant to get that look

then when you color over it it will take on the appreance of straw

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3/20/13 at 11:30am

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Hello. Here is a video from you tube showing how to pipe basket weave. Good luck.

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3/20/13 at 12:12pm

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When I did this one:

http://cakecentral.com/g/i/2375336/a/2376336/this-was-the-first-mothers-day-since-my-mother-passed-away-last-august-we-got-together-to-celebrate-the-day-with-our-children-and-i-made-this-cake-in-remembrance-of-my-mothers-love-of-gardening-the-cake-was-lemon-layered-with-american/

I used a mat like this as an impression mat on the fondant:

http://www.amazon.com/Tag-Round-Woven-Placemat-Napkin/dp/B002D48YSQ

The hardest part was getting the center of the fondant to center correctly on the cake.

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3/20/13 at 12:19pm

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CakeyouVeryMuch,

That at is just awesome!

www.VeryDeliciousDesserts.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Delicious-Desserts/207874222593145

It's never "just cake!"

You may get a cake for $way to little but you won't get this cake!

www.VeryDeliciousDesserts.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Delicious-Desserts/207874222593145

It's never "just cake!"

You may get a cake for $way to little but you won't get this cake!

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3/20/13 at 12:32pm

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Thank you. I was always kind of sad that this particular cake didn't garner any comment when I first posted it. Probably had more to do with when I posted it.

Again, thank you for your comment.