I used buttercream, so I piped directly on the cake

Awesome ~ Your cakes always make my day!!

Wow

Beautiful, as always. Is that wheat? It looks great.

Oooooh! This is so striking! I LOVE the gold on the chocolate! Beautiful work!!

You always achieve a stunning look. In this one, I particluary like the border.

what a great idea, to do a 'double' border. it looks beautiful!!! How did you do the 'gold' icing? Also did you have a pattern for the swirls or is it freehand?

Beautiful as ususal. I love how you did the bottom border!

Thank you all for your nice compliments!!!---- cwcopeland, I don't know what is it, just like make something new :)---DEBBIE157, Yes this is totally freehand, I mixed gold (Americolor) with chocolate.

do you pipe directly on the cake or do you make the decorations and then put them on the cake?