I just got my first cake order...and its for tomorrow 
!!! LOL. I was talking to my landlord and he asked me about my classes ect and if I can make cakes, I told him yes. He asked me to make a Mothers Day cake for him for tomorrow. This will be my first paid cake. EEEK. LOL. Now I have to go get ideas and find something fantastic! LOL.
Wish me luck 
I do like the plaid (I LOVE plaid in general) Can you tell me how you did the plaid? Is it all done in the small tip first then finished with the flat end of the basket weave? Is there a pic of the side of the cake so I can see it better? Thank You!
Congratulations on your first order! I just had my first order for last week, its scary and exciting all at the same time. I know everyone there really liked it, cause i had a spy 
my mom was invited to the party, so she kept her ears open for me. I think a mom would like anything with roses on it. Good luck
Congrats as well!!!
Another easy and always stunning decorative thing to do is the basket weave on the sides and some decorative element on top, flowers, etc. If you are adventurous, there is always the garden fence you can make either out of white chocolate or fondant with a flower garden theme on top.
Matha Stewart did one recently on a round cake, but I have seen them done on square.
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=recipe2646&contentGroup=MSL&site=living
Have fun!!!
sorry guys, didn't check back!! I did the plaid with three different colors each with a different tip. A basket weave tip for one, a #3 for one, and a #2 for one. You just sort of have to figure it out as you go along. I looked at the Whimisical bakehouse book for guidance. The key is a VERY steady hand, try not to let it break off, and try to keep the lines spaced right. I always border it with the wide stripe because i cant get the areas where the lines meet to look good!! Let me know if you need anymore help!!
ps- i'll see if i have a better photo of the side!!
oh yea, one more thing. It is impossible to make a coninuous band around the cake (well at least for me it is!!) so i make sure that my breaks land on the same color of the vertical line. Does that make sense?? That way it doesn't show so bad.
HtH
Nicole
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