My friends needed cake for their reception. She wanted a vanilla cake with lemon filling with buttercream frosting, and fall colored flowers. The rest was up to me. With the amount they needed I knew it was time to attempt a tiered cake so I researched structure and support until I felt sure of myself, and went for it.

It stayed together, it didn't lean like Pisa, and everyone said it tasted great, so I'm putting it in the success column! Boy did I learn some things doing this cake!

I used the WASC cake recipe from this website, and the Dream Whip crusting buttercream recipe as well. Everyone said the cake was delicious including people who didn't know who'd made it, so I have to assume they were being truthful. I have a white cake recipe I like the flavor of a tiny bit better, but I'd use this one again for it's obvious crowd pleasing properties and overall sturdiness. The buttercream was adored. I didn't see a single plate with it scraped off of the cake which is unusual in a crowd setting. I'd definitely use it again. It seemed a bit less sweet than the standard buttercream.