I have a request for a 50th birthday cake for a man. They want basketweave on the sides and chocolate numbers on one side of the cake and some kind of division and "Happy Birthday" on the other side. Kind of like my 65th Birthday cake in my photos. No flowers, but the colors are turquoise and yellow. How am I suppose to make this combo manly looking. Any and all suggestions welcome.

I would do it in brown or chocolate frosting, and do the basketweave with a star tip -- it's more rustic and manly looking.

I like the idea of the star tip; however, she said she wanted white for the basketweave. I guess if I made the turquoise very deep colored and the yellow very goldish it might look less like a Care Bear cake

Have you seen the new Martha Stewart basketweave? There is a tutorial on this site somewhere, IMHO it looks less girly than the traditional basketweave.

Have you seen the new Martha Stewart basketweave? There is a tutorial on this site somewhere, IMHO it looks less girly than the traditional basketweave.

Some people should just not be allowed to make color and design requests!!!
Unfortunately I cannot be of much help since Iâve never done basket weave, just good luck with this order!

a friend of mine did a basketweave with a #12 round tip once. It looked really rustic, nice though. That might make it a bit more manly. Good luck with it!

Hmm, basketweave with a tip 12? I love that idea!

I guess she had all night to mull over her choice and has now gone for a whole different look (totally). She sent me this picture (credit given to whomever did this cake, I don't know where she got the photo). She wants a 9" square with a 6" round on top and the colors to be white, black, turquoise and yellow. Much more doable. Thanks everyone for the great basketweaving tips I'll definitely keep them in mind.