Make a Spring Flower Basket Cake

STEP 1 - Bake or buy a 6"x4" uniced cake. Mix cake crumbs with buttercream to form a mouldable mixture an apply to the top of the cake to create a dome shape. This dome will serve as the base for your floral arrangement. Cover the sides of the cake with ganache to provide a sturdy base for the sugarpaste decorations. Roll out fondant and carefully cover the domed top of your cake.

STEP 2 - Dust the Continuous Rattan Basket Weave Silicone Mould with cornflour. Colour your fondant with gel colouring as desired, adding a little Tylo powder to firm it up. Press the coloured fondant into the mould with a rolling pin to make a piece long enough to make a handle for the basket. Release the fondant and cut a strip approximately 1 inch wide. Place over a cylindrical object with the same radius as the cake and leave to dry.

STEP 3 - Press more fondant into the Continuous Rattan Basket Weave Silicone Mould and wrap the textured fondant around the cake like a collar to form the basket.

STEP 4 - Insert cocktail sticks into each end of the dry handle and gently push them into the cake at opposite edges to secure.

STEP 5 - Dust the Beaded Pearl Borders Mould with cornflour. Press fondant into the mould, release and attach around the base and top edge of the cake using edible glue for an elegant border.

STEP 6 - Mix more fondant colours, again adding Tylo powder to firm. Use the Big Blossoms Silicone Mould, Flowers Silicone Mould, Rose Leaves Silicone Mould and Mini Butterflies Silicone Mould to create a selection of floral elements. Allow them to dry in a former or egg cups to maintain their shape.

STEP 7 - Once dry, begin attaching the floral elements to the top of the cake using edible glue. Start with the larger flowers, then fill the gaps with smaller flowers, leaves and butterflies to create a lush, full bouquet.