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    Home » Blog » Video Tutorials » Buttercream Techniques

    Buttercream Trellis Basketweave & Flowers- Video Tutorial

    November 11, 2018 By Melissa Diamond 8 Comments

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    In today's video tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create beautiful buttercream trellis basketweave piping as well as some lovely buttercream flowers!

    I really wasn't sure what to call this piping technique--just basically a pattern of squares ;0)   Although the design is simple, it really does have an elegant look, especially thanks to the buttercream shells that are incorporated into the design.

    Traditional trellis piping involves lots of intricate string work. Today's technique is much different, and reminds me of a basketweave pattern. So, we decided to refer to it as a trellis basketweave.

    No matter how you refer to this method, I think you'll enjoy this elegant, simple technique!

    Elegant Buttercream Trellis Piping

     

     

     

    Materials:

    In this video, we decorated 8 inch and 6 inch tiers, frosted in fluffy vanilla buttercream frosting. Each tier is on it's own cardboard cake circle cut down to the size of the cake. The top tier is supported by 4 bubble tea straws. Before stacking, we chilled the tiers until the buttercream had firmed up (about 15-20 minutes). 

    Coloring Gels: Americolor Red Red (used for both the shades of red/pink), Lemon yellow, Avocado Green

    Piping Tips: Tip 21 for "trellis piping", petal tip 104, grass tip 233,  Ateco Tip 79, Leaf tip 352

    Miscellaneous: Cake turntable & bench scraper/spatula, waxed paper squares, cookie sheet, disposable piping bags

     

     

     

     

    Beautiful Buttercream Trellis Piping and Flowers! Cake Decorating Tutorial

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    1. MsGF November 12, 2018 at 8:26 am

      Gorgeous! Love it! The Trellis piping is fabulous :-) And the flowers are beautiful, the colours are wonderful! Clever and simple as always :-)

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    2. GuppyLove November 12, 2018 at 11:12 am

      Beautiful! Definitely a must do!

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    3. Ellen November 13, 2018 at 7:27 am

      So beautiful!

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    4. Linda Stanley November 13, 2018 at 3:23 pm

      I just keep getting a message saying video file not found when I click on the video above. Any ideas what might be wrong?? Cake looks amazing!

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    5. MsGF November 13, 2018 at 4:33 pm

      @Linda Stanley do you have an ad blocker? If try disabling it on this site and reloading the page.

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    6. Edna Banos November 13, 2018 at 4:52 pm

      Can this cake be made with whipped cream?

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    7. BeBe November 14, 2018 at 6:37 pm

      Hi Edna, You could pipe with whipped cream that is whipped to stiff peak stage and stabilized with gelatin but I don't recommend it for this trellis design. I have not tried it but I would be concerned that after coming out of the refrigerator the design could soften and begin sliding down the cake.

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    8. Melissa Diamond November 15, 2018 at 2:21 pm

      @Linda- I'm not sure what would cause the problem for you but I've added an alternative video format at the bottom of the page- hope you can at least see that one! If not, you can e-mail me at info@mycakeschool.com so that we can hopefully find a fix!

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