This is my 2nd cake with buttercream. I had a quick learning curve in the smoothing technique. Buttercream isn't my favorite to work with, only because I haven't mastered the skill yet. I noticed after putting the middle tier on, that I needed to trim the dowels down another 1/2", but nothing I could do at that point, so there is a small gap between them. Originally, the ribbon was brown with pink polka dots..... apparently the frosting "glue" turned them into what looks like black and purple. LOL I'm totally open to any suggestions for avoiding that in the future. :-P The client's daughter wore a tutu set that matched the cake exactly, so it was a HUGE hit!

The cakes are 2 layered. Bottom layers are chocolate butter cake and top layers are yellow butter cake. Between each tier, is fresh raspberries and white chocolate ganache. MMMMM!! I had the pleasure of having a slice and it was totally yummy!