Martha's "new" Basketweave????

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wyatt Posted 25 Mar 2006 , 12:39am
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What a gorgeous cake!
Being the "wet, behind the ears" beginner that I am, I feel silly throwing in my two cents....BUT, I think it looks like a mini-trowel type tool, diamond shaped...one used in sculpting clay, just laid on the icing to leave an impression. I can't wait to find out how it's really done!

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slb1956 Posted 25 Mar 2006 , 2:11am
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I also think its a basketweave tip that is given a 1/2 twist ..or at least it appears to be that way. Has anyone figured this out yet..I'd love to hear from you if you have..

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mrsfish94 Posted 30 Mar 2006 , 2:21am
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I still haven't heard back from anyone yet. I think I will call Christy. I have been working on other things so I haven't called but I will call tomorrow.

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cakegal Posted 30 Mar 2006 , 2:55am
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I sure hope someone finds out how this was done...
Absolutely lovely...I love weaves...and this will be a favorite if we get the instructions...
It is way tooo perfect...it might be some kind of a mat on buttercreme icing...
WOW!!! I just love this cake...

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cakegal Posted 30 Mar 2006 , 2:57am
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You know what it kind of looks like to me......
it looks like you use the basket weave tip and some how criss cross it in each section...
I don't know, but that's what it looks like to me...
I hope we find out...
SOON!!!!

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CakemanOH Posted 30 Mar 2006 , 3:18am
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Ok...I went to photo shop and studied it close up the best I could. It is not piped is my conclusion. It is crusted buttercream and a tool is used to make the indents into the cake. I am going to try what I think it is this weekend to see.

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Marmish Posted 30 Mar 2006 , 3:40am
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I'm certainly no expert, but there are lit candles on that cake. Wouldn't it have to be fondant? Any type of buttercream would melt.

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auntiecake Posted 30 Mar 2006 , 3:41am
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I think it is an impression on the icing. Could be wrong,but that is my guess. It is beautiful!

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angelas2babies Posted 3 Apr 2006 , 6:15pm
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Bumping....dying to know what anybody found out about this basketweave!!!

Angie

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fearlessbaker Posted 3 Apr 2006 , 6:19pm
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I am too!!!

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okred Posted 3 Apr 2006 , 6:21pm
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me too

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Cakepro Posted 3 Apr 2006 , 6:33pm
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I went to the Cake & Sugar Arts competition in Austin, TX this past weekend and one of the vendors had a rolling pin that I wondered if "Martha" used on that cake.

It's called a "Deep Basket Weave Rolling Pin" and it's shown here. It's quite angular, so I wonder if it would produce the depth that appears in that buttercream cake. I can't see the picture of the icing very well, so I could be way off the mark.

~ Sherri

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carrielynnfields Posted 3 Apr 2006 , 6:34pm
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ditto! Bump

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mrsfish94 Posted 3 Apr 2006 , 9:20pm
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I called her today...and left a message with one of her employee's. Hopefully she'll call back!

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gailsgoodies Posted 3 Apr 2006 , 11:55pm
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Originally Posted by Cakepro

I went to the Cake & Sugar Arts competition in Austin, TX this past weekend and one of the vendors had a rolling pin that I wondered if "Martha" used on that cake.

It's called a "Deep Basket Weave Rolling Pin" and it's shown here. It's quite angular, so I wonder if it would produce the depth that appears in that buttercream cake. I can't see the picture of the icing very well, so I could be way off the mark.

~ Sherri




Hey!! I think that's it!! But instead of rolling it horizontally, they rolled it vertically!!

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auntiecake Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 3:11am
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I don't think it is the deep basketweave rolling pin, but the picture isn't real easy to see. I say we keep looking!

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Peachshortcake Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 3:30am
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I agree with mac. I have no clue how its done though. maybe they had something personally made for them, so it would be truely unique.

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playingwithsugar Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 3:35am
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The same day that I entered my previous post regarding this question, I sent off an E-mail to Martha Stewart Omnimedia, requesting information on this design, along with the photo that I posted on the thread. As yet, I have not received any response. This is neither positive nor negative, as they may be researching the issue as we speak. If I receive a response from them, I will post it either way.

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mrsfish94 Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 3:35am
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Well...no phone call.... icon_confused.gif yet...anyway...maybe tomorrow

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mendhigurl Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 4:04am
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I did a search on google and found this picture. Is it a similar type of basketweave? It looks like it, but I can't tell exactly.

http://www.nantucketbakeshop.com/cake16.html

Let me know what you think, Maybe I can e-mail these people, and see if they are willing to share.

Ami

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AmberCakes Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 4:14am
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Here is the cake enlarged, as much as CC would except and as much as I could without distorting it-maybe someone will know how it's made! thumbs_up.gif

Oh, click on image and a window will come up then put your cursor on the image (which is the small size regular image) where you can save it-but don't save it-just press the enlargement arrows on the bottom right of the picture and it will get to the 600x800 size.
LL

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mrsdawnwhite Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 4:20am
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It is a beautiful cake... I'm like everyone else, I wanna know how they did that!

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Cakepro Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 4:23am
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Yeah, I don't think it's a rolling pin because there are quite a few dots that are out of alignment. I wonder if they didn't use a sculping comb to get the horizontal lines and then use a triangular tool to push each section in, followed by the dots.

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sweetteacher Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 4:37am
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I've seen a similar cake in an older MS Weddings. It was done by impressing with the tip of a knife. This one looks like a paint palette knife was used.

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KittisKakes Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 12:31pm
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I haven't tested out the theory on using a garnishing tool yet, but I still agree that this is not a textured rolling pin. I also think it looks like a knife of some sort, or a miniature spade. The tops of the cake also look like they did that upside down smoothing trick, but just for the top. You know, made a circle of icing and stuck in the freezer, just like a FBCT and then sat it on top.

mendhigurl - those do look similar. It wouldn't hurt to ask.

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cakerunner Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 12:48pm
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menhigurl,
that is exactly it. let us know!

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potatocakes Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 12:51pm
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When I working on a cake this weekend, I noticed the end of one of my fondant tools looked like it could make this impression perfectly!
Here's a picture I found online, except mine's light green & seems to have a sharper end:
http://globalsugarart.com/product_image.php?imageid=2189

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KittisKakes Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 1:01pm
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I've got one of those two. I did a half-hearted attempt with a garnishing tool. No luck there. The problem I had was that the tool was straight. So, I was putting an impression the length of the tool or I gouged the cake trying to get the right angle. So I didn't keep trying. I think whatever was used to make the impression was bent at an angle. Does that make sense?

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ariun Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 1:10pm
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Originally Posted by mendhigurl

I did a search on google and found this picture. Is it a similar type of basketweave? It looks like it, but I can't tell exactly.
http://www.nantucketbakeshop.com/cake16.html




ooh yes! Their cakes 2 and 16 feature that special basketweave.
http://www.nantucketbakeshop.com/cake2.html

Still no idea how it's done though.

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AmberCakes Posted 4 Apr 2006 , 1:18pm
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I see that! I'm a newbie and also think that they used a 104 tip on it's side and did a little twist or something like that between the 104 lines. But who knows-I don't. LOL. Just guessing!

I can't believe no one here has tried it yet with all the expert cake decorators out there whom bake cakes all the time. Come on Cake decorators I know ya'll can do it!

Just giving some moral support here. LOL.

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