This cake was for a friend that came over for dinner on HER birthday...She was having a rough day...going through a divorce. So I had to make her a cake. From start to finish it only took about 1 1/2 hours. The cake was actually warm when I frosted it. Still warm when we cut it...boy was it good. :) Warm cake and cold ice cream. 8" WVSC covered in BCD. TFL