Tint 350g of the marzipan pink. Divide
the rest in half and tint one half green and the other yellow.
Brush the cake with the apricot jam
and place it on the board.
Roll out the pink marzipan to a
rectangle measuring 15 x 25cm. Cut five 1cm wide strips, about 24cm
long, keeping them attached to the rectangle at one end. Roll out the
green marzipan and cut it into 7.5cm lengths of the same width.
Fold back alternate pink strips and
lay a green strip across width ways. Bring the pink strips over the
green strip to form the weave.
Keep repeating the process until the
entire length is woven. Press lightly to join. Repeat with the rest of
the rectangle and more strips of green marzipan.
Press the two pieces of the basket
weave on to the side of the cake, joining them neatly. Model a yellow
marzipan cat about 7.5cm across. Leave to dry overnight.
Roll out the sugar paste icing of
basket weave on to the side of cake, joining them neatly. Model a yellow
marzipan cat about 7.5cm across. Leave to dry overnight.
Roll out the sugar paste icing and
place on the centre of the cake. Put the cat on top and arrange the
icing in folds around it. Trim the edges neatly.
Make long ropes from any leftover pink
and green marzipan. Twist together and press on to the top edge of the
cake.