My husband asked for a German chocolate cake (his favorite) for his birthday. My first thought was that it was going to look really plain, but I found some really pretty cakes on CC. I ended up attempting a version of the designs used by candee2300 and lazy_susan. This was my first attempt at a reverse shell border and also my first attempt at making a simple syrup and using it on a cake. We haven't cut the cake yet. I hope it's good!