My First Cake

This is the first cake I've ever decorated. It's three layers of vanilla sponge, butter cream, mango simple syrup, and raspberry jam. I made the basket of roses out marzipan, but it can also be done with butter cream, or gum paste if you want it to look more realistic. The best part about decorating this cake was using a blow torch on the marzipan basket to brown the sugar on the top and create a "woven" texture.