See I know they have wedding season and that makes sense. Beautiful
bright, warm and sunny days, albeit the fortnight a year we get in
Britain, make for a happy Bride, wonderful photos and even better
memories, but since when did there become a 'baby season'? Okay I know
the birds and the bees and maths may not be my strong suit but I can
work out a logical correlation, but so many people around me seem to be
having babies. So in honour of these friends I took out some new piping
nozzles for a spin and tried something a little different.
I've never been massively into piped work nor have I ever attempted
basket weave, namely because the majority of cakes using the technique
seem to be outdated and unoriginal basket cakes with flower sprays on top. I
fell in love with
this technique! It was so easy to master as the beauty of it lies in
its simplicity. Once you know the basic prinicple of how to create the
weave you're cooking on gas and mistakes are easily rectified or failing
that adds to the character, a winner!! I didn't pay such attention to the surrounding of cake (I told you I wasn't great at piping and here it shows!) but once again utilising my much loved blossom cutters and a fondant ribbon proving it doesn't always take great skill and tools to create an effective finish. Now go everyone and try basket weave and lets get rid of the bad name its created for itself!
