This is the cake I entered in the Austin "That Takes the Cake" show reworked a bit for an event I had 2 weeks later. The concave tier was made from RKT, all others were styro. Each tile on every tier was cut to size, embossed with a linoleum stamp that I carved and painted with black food coloring before placing on the fondant covered tiers. It took me SO long and I ran out of time so the other details of the cake were not finished for the show. I still didn't get it the way I designed it...the scrolled birds and flowers are really too small but I did like how the banner turned out and my painting skills are getting better so overall I was happy with it. This was my first competition and I did not place but learned a ton about competing, not to mention doing mega-huge cakes and time management!