This is a cake I did for my best friend's birthday this weekend. First time to do one of these bows. I did mine separate and then put on the cake. I used melted chocolate to build it and stuck it in the refrigerator. My grandson got in the fridge and accidentally pushed a bowl over on it and broke some of it. I had to make more loops and repair it. Took a lot more hours to do this then normal. My girlfriend hasn't seen it yet.