Wow, that's beautiful...how big was the actual cake?

It was 4 cakes, stacked one on top of the other. Fruit on bottom was smallest, largest on top with dowel down through. Also chocolate mud, orange & almond and Gin & Lemon. Must have been about 20 inches high for the 4 cakes, then roses on top of that. It was called a vase cake..

stunning. Are the roses gumpaste and did you keep them?

Yes they were gumpaste, yes I kep them. They were actually modelled directly onto a tooth pick (think you call them cockatil sticks in the USA) and inserted directly into top of cake, organza ribbon was around in between gaps in flowers. I gave a couple away to some small children, who promptly tried to eat them, despite being told they tasted terrible. I actually remember doing he same thing as a child.

Wow, that's beautiful...how big was the actual cake?

It was 4 cakes, stacked one on top of the other. Fruit on bottom was smallest, largest on top with dowel down through. Also chocolate mud, orange & almond and Gin & Lemon. Must have been about 20 inches high for the 4 cakes, then roses on top of that. It was called a vase cake..

stunning. Are the roses gumpaste and did you keep them?

Yes they were gumpaste, yes I kep them. They were actually modelled directly onto a tooth pick (think you call them cockatil sticks in the USA) and inserted directly into top of cake, organza ribbon was around in between gaps in flowers. I gave a couple away to some small children, who promptly tried to eat them, despite being told they tasted terrible. I actually remember doing he same thing as a child.