This is only my second major cake, and first one completely by myself, made a few mistakes, but I think i recovered nicely from them. The cake was a gift for the couple (it was really for both not just the groom), all they knew was that the cake was going to be about hiking.

Appalachian Trail is marked with White Blazes and its side trails are marked with Blue Blazes, so this cake is a big blue blaze. Mountains around the sides with a hiker, cow, dog, turtle, north/south sign. The tent in the center has the happy couples feet sticking out, with an big AT logo next to the tent. (I didn't use the best thing to build the cake on, i used a rubbermaid container flipped upside down, and the cake cracked in the center so the placement of the tent and AT logo was to cover the crack) On the front edge of the cake is the bar the couple meet at. Also on the top of the cake is an owl, two bears, a sign (inside joke), and a larger sign that reads 'Wonder and Belew Trail' (their names)