Any ideas??? My cousin is going to study abroad in Scotland for a year, and we are having a goodbye party for her. I would like to do a topsy-turvy cake...have been wanting to try one for a while, and she loves that style, so I figure that this is a perfect opportunity!
So, other than the fact that I want to do a topsy-turvy, and probably incorporate plaid somehow, I need ideas!!!!
Thanks!

I saw the coolest Scottish-themed wedding cake online a while back, but sorry that I don't know who to credit for it.

You could turn this into a Topsy Turvy! You could add a topper like the Loch Ness Monster and decor can include little bottles of whisky, bagpipes, thistles, etc

Some of the things that come to mind when I think of Scotland/Scots are the following:

Tartan
Kilt
Bagpipes
Thistle
Celtic Knot
Saint Andrew's Cross (Scottish Flag)
Lion Rampant Flag
Golf
Whiskey
and I had to add:
Walker Shortbread cookies (okay so I'm hungry, lol)

You could use anyone of these or a combination of them for your cake. How about a different tartan for each tierr? Or the flags on different tiers? Or combo of some more elements.

I found this when I googled it and think it could work well for a topsy turvy cake:

http://www.rainbowsugarcraft.co.uk/shop/images/tartan_parcels.jpg
this is where I got the above pic from:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rainbowsugarcraft.co.uk/shop/images/tartan_parcels.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.rainbowsugarcraft.co.uk/shop/Edible_Tartan_Sheets.htm&usg=__9GlY8S4ENhoQDGH0MKWVMs1pzZc=&h=398&w=271&sz=31&hl=en&start=53&um=1&tbnid=c5m-FIPuJYVq5M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=84&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dscottish%2Bcakes%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B2GGIC_enCA225CA225%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36%26um%3D1


I also really like the cake that antonia74 posted with the suggestions.

antonia74...wow...that is intense!

xstitcher...thanks for all the great ideas! I forgot about the celtic knot! I love walkers shortbread cookies too...yum!

anyone else have any ideas???

I just noticed that the link showed up as blocked. If you go to http://www.rainbows u ga rcraft.co.uk/ (take out the spaces) and go to the Contemporary Wedding Cakes (Gallery Two) you'll see a red and blue tiered tartan/plaid cake which could be incorporated in your topsy turvy cake.