I made this cake for my son's first birthday. This was my first decorated cake. It took a long time for me to make and its far from perfect because I had virtually no training. When I did this cake I wasnt even done with Wilton's course 1 (thank god for you tube!). The bottom cake is marshmallow fondant (this was my first time making and working with fondant.) The loops of the cupcakes flattened out because i didnt know you had to mix them with gum text and let them dry out.