Here is the 18th birthday cake I made for my daughter. It comprises of 3 tiers, a 5-inch, 7-inch and 9-inch cake. Two tiers are made of up of chocolate chip Madeira cake, and the base is a dummy tier.
This is probably the most expensive, busiest, time-consuming, head-scratching cake that has really pushed me. I'm not sure what was going on with the icing/fondant on the day, but it's the first time I've ever had to triple-cover a cake tier! The top tier was covered in two layers of white icing before it was eventually covered in Renshaw Fuschia, the new and improved icing. This gave me the smooth finish I was looking for.
The middle tier was covered in white M&S icing and topped with Leopard Print Cake Wrap from Sugar Fables. This...