This past weekend was our dear friend Donna’s birthday so we hosted a party for her at our house. Lots of good food; itailan heros on homemade ciabetta, garden picked rosemary foccocia stuffed with gorgonzola and ham, sausage and broccoli rabe, roasted pepper salad, etc… AND great company. Since she is such a unique individual I designed a cake to suit her personality. The bottom 2 layers are “dummy” cakes, meaning the cakes are really styrofoam. 
This is a decorators trick so you can still have the height but you don’t need 100 people to eat the cake.! For competition you are only allowed to use dummy bases, as well. They are covered/decorated in fondant. The zebra tier is a red velvet cake with a cream cheese buttercream frosting. The zebra stripes are fondant. The fantasy flowers are made out of gumpaste.
That menu sounds insane and this cake is so detailed and beautiful. I never knew about the dummy layers. Fantastic.
No way! You did that? The cake is so gorgeous and fun and detailed. I love it. You rock!
Wonderful cake!!! I love the idea to make the cake following the personality!
Love love love it! Adore the fantasy design,the birthday cake must be so delighted