I agree with everyone...great work..just add some bright colored fish. would look great w/that background! good job btw.

my thoughts are add some Bright color fish, use a leaf tip for the underwater grass and add some coral in bright colors. minor details to an already great job.

OKKKAAAYY lol i have made the decision to re do it i will have the same kind of cake mixbut i have a question for you all do you think 2 cake mixes is enough for a possible party of 40 ? lol due you can get i was thinking about doing a sheet cake so i wont have to mess with the dow rods and cake boards !? i need to know so i know what you all think because i dont have enough (in less mom takes me to the store) to make the cake as i had it before!? so i have enough butter cream and hopefully enough fondant but i am at school once again "joy joy" so i dont know how fast i can reply i will do my best once again THANK YOU i know some of you are being very critical but it is what i need! if i have it now less heart acke in the end!!! i will be makeing it to day and decorating tomarrow and fineshing tips and tieing up odd and ends and delivering it friday!!!! GO I HOPE IT GOES WELL!!!!!

You sound like a very sweet girl and remind me of my 18 year old daughter who's snoring as we speak because as a Senior she decided not to have a 1st period class so she could get her beauty rest, LOL. I wish she was more into cake decorating...she thinks I'm nuts and obsessed with cakes (which I am )

I'm so glad you're baking a fresh one! I hope your mom takes you to the store so that you can "perfect" the original cake as I think you had a good design going.

You could do a double layer 9x13 sheet cake, use 2 boxes of mix and that will feed 40. Have fun and remember to post your picture for us to see!
Jacqui

i started eating it last nightXD! lol it was good but the one thing that made me mad was there was like hardly any butter cream under the fondant!? i was like crap and im 17 so maby if i keep practicing maby i will have enough my the time i get to sullivan in up state kentucky! WOOT WOOT!!!! lol i cant wait!

should i put dow rods? to keep it stedy?

No dowel rods needed. When I make a double layer sheet cake I tort the layers and fill.
Jacqui

Glad you are redoing - can't wait to see it!

Great!!! You'll do a wonderful job on the new one - can't wait to see the pics of it. (My DD is going to Bellarmine in Louisville this fall)

It's a cute design. I agree that some colorful fish either piped or with fondant or chocolate transfers would be really cute.

I was really glad to read you are going to redo the cake. It's going to be great, I just know it. Can't wait to see a photo of it and I'm cheering for ya!

If your mom can't take you to the store maybe you can make the cake mix extender recipe on the site?

Good Luck!! You'll do great!! Glad you didn't get scared away by us old timers! I wish everyone was delightful as you~

i got the cake mixes i got now XD i am bring the old on ei have to school for a project HAHA lol no reason wasting it but hey good learning exsperience i have 2 cake mixes to make this right on chocolate and butter vanella (i think) but either way i have 2 batches of butter cream and 2 cake mixes and half a box of a 5 pound box of wiltons fondant which taste rather plain i might add! but i got flower and such im just hopeing i got enough to do it all!!!!!! b/c i dont have the money exupt mor cake mix and butter cream (confectionary sugar) but im holding my breath if a bake and freez and decorate tomarrow i should be ok!? what do you think i was makeing sea shells last night mom almost knocked one off thing it was reall hahaha i was SHOCKED lol but oh well but once again im nervous i wont get it level! any tips on leveling an how much butter cream and such to put (i think that was some of the problim with the last one!!!! hopefully i will do better on this one!!!

im putting my fondant and other stuff on with it to day i have got surfboard and more sea shells and probly make a little shark or something im not sure!

I am really glad you re-did the cake. You never want to risk the chance of someone getting sick. (Not so good for business)!

For your next cake in order to have more cake you can use a cake extender recipe. They are great and give you a little more cake and it works out great.

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1977-0-Cake-Mix-extender.html

Good luck on this cake and the next one etc, etc, etc!!

thank you so much now i need to know what to write my paper on

do we get to see the second cake?

as of corse it setting in my freazer coverd in butter cream wating for me when i get home lol

oh sorry i misunderstood i thought you finished it.

i cant wait i got surfboards and seashells andpossible little shark (im a junior this is for a group of next years freshman lol) there the greenies! lol i got to make my own little joke as well i have a pom pom tree waiting to its all getting ready to be put to gether! i can wait any other ideas?????????????

i am sooo a quickl learner lol yester day i put the fondant on no big deal! but then i was streatching it so it would fit and i ripped a HUGE huole in the end so after saying a few loud bad word a brain stormed and mad a EXELENT cover up hahah *brushes sholder lol im good* but either way i take the cake in to day and i will be taking pictures after i get done with the touch ups!

but i hope i get some cookies or something! for the sans right now it looks like lol

it was deliverd and many complements were made lol i on the other hand did get pictures BUT she did so i will have her send it to me!

Can't wait to see the finished cake!!