Coolest Fall Basket Cake

I made this fall basket cake for a school fundraiser this past fall. I baked 2 8-in round cakes. After doming and stacking them, I put the “dirty icing” coat on. I then used tip #48 to do the basket weave and tip #18 to make the rope border on the top and bottom.

The leaves are made from homemade fondant tinted with Wilton icing colors: brown, red, orange and golden yellow. I had different shaped cookie and fondant/gum paste cutters and an impression mat to make the veins in the leaves. I brushed them in brown, red and/or gold color dusts to give a better effect. Then I layered them on top of the cake and placed a few around the sides. The acorns were made with fondant tinted with brown icing color.

Related cakes:

Coolest Rose Cake with How-To Instructions Cool Garden Scene Cakes and Lots of Awesome Cake Recipes Coolest Flower Birthday Cake Ideas Coolest Homemade 90th Birthday Cake Coolest Flower Cake Ideas and Decorating Tips Cool Homemade Purse and Shoe Cake Coolest Butterfly Baby Shower Basket Weave Cake Coolest Flower Basket Cake