Ateco Nozzle 46 – Medium Basket Weave

Description

Create Beautiful Woven Textures with the Ateco Nozzle 46

Bring classic dimension and textile-like patterns to your confections with the precision-engineered Ateco Nozzle 46 (Tip #46). Highly favored by professional cake decorators and pastry chefs, this specialty basketweave tip is the ultimate tool for mimicking realistic woven wood textures, making it a staple for spring-themed cakes, floral baskets, and rustic designs.

The defining characteristic of the Ateco 46 is its dual-purpose opening: one side is perfectly flat for smooth ribbons, while the other features sharp teeth for a ridged, corrugated appearance. By alternating these sides or using them independently, you can unlock a vast array of decorative borders and structural designs.

Key Features & Benefits

• Dual-Textured Design: Engineered with one smooth edge and one serrated edge, allowing you to switch instantly between smooth satin ribbons and deeply textured bands.

• Premium Stainless Steel Construction: Crafted from seamless, rust-resistant stainless steel built to maintain its precise slot shape under high pressure and through years of commercial use.

• Flawless Basketweave Patterns: Perfectly scaled to create clean, proportionate woven patterns on celebration cakes, cupcakes, and the sides of tiered desserts.

• Standard Fit Convenience: Fits all standard decorating couplers and pastry bags, making it quick and easy to swap tips mid-project without changing bags.

Perfect For:

• Traditional basketweave patterns on the sides of cakes to serve as a base for piped floral arrangements.

• Piping smooth or pleated bows, drapes, and elegant ribbon borders around the base of cake tiers.

• Creating wide, flat striped patterns and textured borders on sugar cookies and cupcakes.

• Depositing uniform layers of icing or filling onto pastries with clean, straight edges.