Question About Fondant Basketweave And Sugar Peonies
Decorating By designdiva22 Updated 16 Jan 2012 , 3:17am by fcakes
Hi!
I have 2 questions and would appreciate any help on these please!
I want to give a basketweave embossed effect on my fondant but don't have the embosser or the textured rolling pin right now. What can I use? I'm going for an effect like this: 
I wanted to try my hand on sugar peonies but don't have the peony cutters. Can I use some other cutters as substitutes? Thanks so much!
Not sure what you can use for the fondant basket weave-perhaps a placemat that has some texture. I have purchase some at the dollar store to use on fondant. As far as the peonies, I'm in the same boat. Since I'm only doing this as a hobby, I don't want to buy a lot of expensive cutters. I have this from Martha Stewart that I am going to use as a template and cut them with an exacto knife. http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/pdfs/2007Q2/2169_051507_peonypetals.pdf
You can detach each petal from a 5-petal cutter once you cut out your gumpaste, and use it as a single petal.
You can also buy individual rose petal cutters in various sizes. I have 2 or three sets like this. But there is no reason you can use a 5-petal cutter. Just whatever you have on hand will do the same job 
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