Blue Basket Weave With Daisies

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This was for my father in law's 88th birthday. The weave is one of my very favorite looks so I am thrilled to be learning it finally. I was intimidated by it for a long time, silly as that may sound. I didn't complete the second Wilton class so missed the lesson on doing this technique. I love it but it's hard on my hands. Maybe my icing is too stiff. I'll get it right one day.

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Hi. I think it looks great! I haven't tried the basketweave myself. And if I can get it to look as good as yours, I will be thrilled. What shade of blue did you use? :roll:

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Oh I like how the daisies set off the blue basketweave, you've done a great job! I want to write that good on my cakes...

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aahhh!! I envy those who do basketweave. Don't sound silly at all..I've tried and tried. (sigh) your cake is beautiful. Love the colors

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Thank you very much! I think I'm hooked on the weave. It's long been my favorite but I was too intimidated by how hard it looked to try it. The color is delphinium blue. I have finally learned to stop coloring just short of the shade I want to allow it to deepen. This blue turned out exactly like it was in the Wilton book. I was very pleasantly surprised.

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Hi. I think it looks great! I haven't tried the basketweave myself. And if I can get it to look as good as yours, I will be thrilled. What shade of blue did you use? :roll:

on

Oh I like how the daisies set off the blue basketweave, you've done a great job! I want to write that good on my cakes...

on

aahhh!! I envy those who do basketweave. Don't sound silly at all..I've tried and tried. (sigh) your cake is beautiful. Love the colors

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Thank you very much! I think I'm hooked on the weave. It's long been my favorite but I was too intimidated by how hard it looked to try it. The color is delphinium blue. I have finally learned to stop coloring just short of the shade I want to allow it to deepen. This blue turned out exactly like it was in the Wilton book. I was very pleasantly surprised.