6, 8. BC with fondant accents. As the girl put the cake into the front seat of her car she mashed the top. Then as she drove her standard car an hour home-all the icing slid off the cake. A horrible mess. I made a mermaid gumpaste topper. It was heavy so I wanted her to wait and put topper on the cake at the party. I wish I would of used a ligther green for the sea weeds.