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Ice an 8" cake with round top edge. Divide the border in 16 parts and mark them with a pin prick. Use royal icing of medium thickness. Put a heaping tablespoon in a piping bag with rope tube #43. Pipe tapered shells all the way around the cake - 16 in total - directly on the round edge.



Immediately pipe an elongated S-scroll over each tapered shell with the same tube. Push the dots down with a damp brush.



With the same tube, outline the shells just above the round edge.



And overpipe the S-scrolls. If you live in a very humid climate you might want to let the icing dry a bit before overpiping so it doesn't start to sag. Overpipe the outline too.



Still with the same tube, pipe a snail trail border at the bottom. It is similar to a shell border, but you do not lift the tube. Just add pressure and pipe a bead, stop pressure and drag to form a "tail". Overpipe the end of the tail with the next bead. If you are unfamiliar with this type of border, practise a few beads on a piece of parchment paper first. It is very easy and you should get the hang of it fast.



Now pipe tapered shells above the snail trail, in the same fashion as on the top border.



And overpipe twice with elongated S-scrolls.



Here's what you have now. Starting to look like something!



Pipe frills with a small petal tube. Move the tube up and down, so the frill rests on the outline.



Pipe a tiny leaf between every shell at the bottom border. Overpipe the S-scrolls with round tube #3.



To get the frilly look on the leaves, move the tube slighty up and down while piping.



Fig 1: Pipe a bead border with round tube #3 between the shells and the frills.
Fig 2: Add elongated S-scrolls, piped first with rope tube #43, then twice with round tube #3.



Fig 1: You can do a little doodle at the very front, instead of an S-scroll.



And here you go. If you want (and don't have shaky hands by now), you can overpipe all the scrolls with round tube #2 and then #1 for a more sophisticated look. The basket is piped directly on the cake.

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