Here is a link to the cake that my DD likes. She would like something similar. How would you do the top border?

It is cake #2262 the purple 21.

http://www.londoncake.com/Figures%2017%20-%2040.htm


I have a couple of weeks to practice.

Thanks so much.

This site does have some terrific borders.

wow that is a pretty neat border!!

here is a direct link to the cake to help others find it also.
http://www.londoncake.com/images/002262%20Twenty%20First%20Birthday%20Cake.jpg

It is piping done over piping, without studying it some more I am not sure what piping is over top of the other piping.. but hopfully this helps you to start to break it down.

Funny I just watch someone do this on YouTube.... here is the link to the site. Hope this helps!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-4LtQYgX-s&feature=related

Cheers,
ally

It looks like elongated shells overpiped on top of each other with the green "squiggled" on top of that. You might ask Thanh Thanh, she does a lot of work in a similar style.

Thank you! What tip would you use?

There are a lot of really pretty cakes on there. (Some very naughty ones too, I at first thought 18+ meant the NUMBER 18 and up!)

Use any of the open star tips (18, 21, 32, etc.) I took a class with Marsha Winbeckler not all that long ago and she did similar borders to that. In fact, she's writing a book on it (don't know if it's out yet or not.)

To me, it looks like the tip 18 is used to make an elongated twisted rope that tapers down to a single line, in a c-shell shape.

Then over pipe with a 16 for just a c-shell shape.

(Here's where it's iffy for me) In some places, it looks like there are 2 graduated star tips over-piped, in some it looks like there are 3 layers of the star tip). If there are three layers of star over-piping, maybe a tip 14 would work.

For the top of the over-piping, I would say a tip 3 was used. Starting at the wide end do a twisted rope, then taper to a single line.

Hope this helps.

Those are beautiful cakes, very Mary - Fordish. She is a fantastic piper and her books are ususally easy to find. I have a few books in my collection for one day when I decide I need a special border to set off something simple.

You all amaze me!!

When someone needs help, just ask CC and the answers coming flooding in.

Well done terrier, I enjoyed watching that and also learnt something new!!

Thank you all!!

That video was spot on.

I will have to look for Mary Fordand Marsha Winbeckler books.

And yes it does in some places look like there are 3 layers. I will have to practice to see what I can come up with.

I never even thought of using graduated tips to do it-thanks for the hint.

Thanks again for the help.
Pam

That video was spot on.

I will have to look for Mary Fordand Marsha Winbeckler books.

And yes it does in some places look like there are 3 layers. I will have to practice to see what I can come up with.

I never even thought of using graduated tips to do it-thanks for the hint.

Thanks again for the help.
Pam

Yep definately Mary Ford style Love her work!

You probably won't ever get to look exactly like that because they use very small bags and actually turn the bag around in their hand as they pipe. It's colled a rolled barrell (or something similar).

Hi
We call them Scrolls and they are done with a 44 star tube in and 18 inch pipping bag, then over pipped with a colour from a rolled grease proof bag and yes they are built up in 3 layers.

Regards
Mark

Hi, Mark:
Thanks for the information. I'm sure pamconn and all interested will be able to practice with all the tips given by you and the rest of CCers.

Fantastic! Thank you for joining (Welcome to CC )

Your work is magnificent!!!

Great cakes and great borders! I seem to get stuck on the same ole borders and don't try new things very often. I may practice some of these on pans this weekend!

Mark,
Thank you for your response. I absolutely love the cakes on your website. I'm new to decorating and hope my version of your border turns out.

Thank you again for your time.

Pam

Gorgeous cakes and borders! Thanks for posting and how nice of Mark to respond. They are just BEAUTIFUL cakes.

I feel that my borders are sort of uninspired and their cakes are AMAZING. I love their style.

THis is priceless! Thanks for the link!

I am amazed at the help people can get here on CC, somebody always knows where to get the answer!! Amazing! We are so lucky to have such a wonderful network of artists!!

This is a cool one to have bookmarked!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related

Mark,
Thank you for your response.
Gorgeous cakes and borders!

fiddlesticks, thanks for moving this thread again, I'm so excited to see this...awesome borders...Mark, thanks for the help, your cakes are gorgeous!!!!

Bumping, to help keep the border threads together.

Thanks for the great tips and a new and exciting border. The tutorial is great!

what a beautiful border,something different to try!! thanks for posting this info!!

This is really helpful,thanks all.

Those are BEAUTIFUL borders...amazed at the helpfulness of CC'ers...ask and you shall receive! Looks like the very small borders on those cakes are the same technique just one layer.

Thanks.