Hey... here's part 2 for you! If you missed part 1 of How to Make Fondant Basketweave - check it out here! Let's continue on with the tutorial...
Step 10:
Next, lay back the alternating long strips and lay down a short piece there. Fold them back over.
Step 11:
Repeat these steps until you reach the end. It may seem tedious, but it goes really fast once you get going!
Step 12:
Starting in the middle again, repeat the entire process working out toward the other end.
Step 13:
Once complete, trim both the top and bottom edges so that you have a smooth finish.
Step 14:
Paint a thin coat of sugar glue around all the sides of your cake to prepare to attach the basket pattern.
Step 15:
Using a small rolling pin as the center, roll up the entire panel of basketweave. At this point, my fondant is fairly dry and not at all sticky, so I roll it up without any risk of it sticking to itself. If your fondant is sticky, you may want to lightly brush it with corn starch to prevent it from sticking to itself.
Step 16:
Stand the roll up right and pressing gently, roll it around the cake. With the sugar glue already applied, it should easily stick. Be careful to make sure the bottom of the basketweave stays level with the bottom of the cake.
Step 17:
Trim the ends to fit and make sure to straighten any pieces that have stretched or become distorted in rolling it out.
Step 18:
Roll out a rope of fondant the same length as the basket panel (or diameter of your cake) to cover the top edge.
Step 19:
Using a small amount of sugar glue, attach the rope to the top edge to finish the basket.
Step 20:
It's difficult to see in this picture, but I also lightly brushed sugar glue all over the surface of the basket and gently press all over. I did this for two reasons. First to make sure all the pieces were adhered to each other and to the underlying cake. Also, I liked the finished look to be a little shiny versus dull.
Here are a few more details about the finished cake:
To finish this tier, I added a banner with the child's name. I then stacked on a mini second tier covered in polka dots, then a top tier that included a red and white checkered blanket, a tiny cupcake, and a fondant bear. Learn to make cute animals like this in Cake Topper Techniques: Fondant Animals (a Craftsy Class).
And this is my finished Teddy Bear Picnic cake:
Happy Caking!
Rose
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Titilope
So grateful I come in contact with you. I'll try out what I just leatnt.Thanks
Titilope
So interesting
Bolanle
This is awesome.
Suzanne Matthews
What do you charge for the characters, this cake is the bear. When your cakes are embellished with sugar flowers, leaves, hearts, so on do you have prices per each embellishment? Ex. You have an 8” cake that serves 24 @4.00 per serving $96 for the cake and Say .50 per heart and they want 7 would you add 3.50 to total price of cake ?