This was my first attempt at a topsy turvy cake ( carved out, no molds) and I must say, I'm not doing that again unless I have the topsy turvy molds. The construction of this cake was very challenging for me. I started with 3 tiers, but the bottom tier fell apart from the weight of the top 2 tiers, so I had to improvise and make it two tiers. This was for my friends 30th birthday who had an 80's themed birthday party, he wanted to incorporate things he grew up with (movies, music, cartoons, etc) from that time. Overall I was happy with the outcome because he loved it so much, and I haven't seen any other 80's themed cake quite like it. The cake was red velvet and carrot cake.