I have been working on a cake for a birthday party the last couple of days. The person have her own yarn shop, so what would be better than making a knitting basket cake?
I have used Patchwork Cutters to make the Basketweave embossing and used my indispensable sugar gun to make all the strands of wool. I can highly recomend to use the sugarcraft tool because it makes strands, ropes and borders much easier to make. I have paintet the basket with brown powdered food color, mixed with clear alcohol. Knitting needles is made out of BBQ sticks.
Happy Caking!
Louise
O.M.G now im totally obssesed with knitting and i think thats a great idea .
I love your yarn cake. Very clean work 🙂
Did you use the ball pan to make the yard to begin with?
I so love it and I plan to make this cake for my knitting teacher.
Kristi LaZur: it is petal powder that I have mixed with clear alcohol. You can get petal powder in most cake decorating shops.
Where did you get that Brown powder? What is it exactly?
Hi Martina: I think all yarn lovers would love it:-) Have a great day!
Lisa: If you stay tuned they may come a how 2 on it!!
Hi wow wow wow how did you make the basket excellent job!!!!
Hi, my name is Martina, I am from Prague, Czech Republic and I also have my own yarn shop and such a cake would make me a great pleasure!
It´s really a wonderful work, very professinal, super done!
I am so glad that all you yarn lovers love the cake. I dont knit well I must say 😉
The yarn balls are cake blended with buttercream rolled into shape and chilled. I have covered them with a thin layer of rolled fondant and then applied the strands of “yarn” with the sugar gun and some sugar glue.
I didn’t realize that it was a cake till I read the blurb below it that is so real looking WOW covers it you are quite the artist
so many talents to little time!
That is amazing. You did such a beautiful job. I bow to your skills! I am pastry cook and yarn lover so this cake is a current fav!
I want this cake for my birthday! It is PERFECT! Yarn rocks!
By the way, what are the knitting balls made of ? Round cakes, sugarpaste ?
akopp
I love it!!! How creative of you to come up with something like this!!!
Thank you all for the ever sweet words on my creations, very appriciated.
I am really pleased with the way it turned out. It can be difficult to make cakes and have the kids around you at the same time. I love my sugar gun. It can save you from pains.
Andrea, I still only make to my friends and family. As It is very hard to find the right shop and it is so expensive to. But I hope one day I can open my little cake store.
That is the cutest cake I have ever seen! It looks to good to eat.
Wow!! Fantastic!! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!
What a darling cake. You are so creative! I have that gun also. It is lots of fun!
Your ideas are always adorable! I love getting emails to come and look at your site! Thank you!
Congratulations, Louise !
You are a professional !
Do you already sell your cakes or it is only for friends & family ?
If not, I think it is time to start !
Andrea KOpp
OMG.. Gorgeous!
I want one for my birthday!
I love it! Beautiful work!