This cake was made for my mom for Mother's Day. It was my first time ever to do a purse, shoes, or shoe box. It was a learning experience. From start to finish, it was all done in less than 24 hours. I know next time I will need to allow things to dry longer. However, I wanted to get it done for Mother's Day. For my first attempt at these things, I think it turned out ok. The shoe box is the cake part. The purse is made from rice krispie treats. Everything is fondant or gum paste. I have a set of Funky letter Tappits that I tried using to spell out my message, but I could never get them to work correctly, so I had to comprimise with my hand written message.