This is my grand finale cake from my Wilton course 2 class. The basket weave was required, but the overall cake design was up to us. I chose a 2 1/2 layer 8" butter cake and carved the top so that it was rounded. I used a cream cheese pina colada filling and chocolate buttercream icing. It has basket weave all the way around and is covered in royal roses, rosettes, daffodils, pansies, and drop flowers. I made the "Fall" sign out of gum paste and accented it using buttercream and royal drop flowers.