This was my first time with Italian buttercream. While I enjoy how light the decorations are, it was a very moody medium to work with. I wouldn't want to use this too often. The roses are the only meringue items. Everything else is buttercream. This is my famous white cake with HBR filling (huckleberry-blackberry-raspberry). I just couldn't get a wonderful picture, so unfortunately you'll miss all the detail work on the sides. I angled the rose spray to go down the cake.