Anyway, it's done and here it is. 3 Italian Cream cakes and cheese cream frosting with each cake covered in fondant. It's a little greener than I had hoped but I'm happy with the way the cake turned out. I've never heard of Italian cream cake but I'm a new fan. It's very light and the secret ingredient is coconut. I intend to whip some up in cupcake form as soon as possible.
My last class starts on Monday. It's a 6 week class focused on sugar, chocolate and candy. The timing for a chocolate class is perfect with the holidays coming up. I hope chocolate truffles are on some Christmas wish lists because that's what you're getting!
By the way - our instructor always claimed that those flowers were edible. I tried one and I have survived. Edible yes - Tasty no.