This is my first topsy turvy cake I've ever made. I was nervous - but everything worked out fabulous! I bought the "Totally Topsy Turvy" DVD by Sharon Zambino and learned so much. I used to glue my tiers together with royal icing - not anymore. Sharon uses melted white chocolate and it works like magic!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, the bottom tier is four dark chocolate 14" round cakes (weighed 19 lbs!!), middle tier is three (wish I used four) lemon 10" round, and top tier is three (glad I only used three - too tippy otherwise) french vanilla 6" rounds. All of the decorations were out of fondant, MMF and gumpaste. All together, my cake weighed 34.5 lbs. It was a heavy bugger. Due to that DVD, I am definitely confident in making a topsy turvy cake again. I would definitely recommend that movie to anyone!!!!!!!! Thanks for looking!