This was my first true disaster cake. After a one-hour drive the icing just slid off the cake on one side. I think it was a combination of the new Crisco icing (I made this cake before I changed my buttercream recipe) and the weight of the fondant teeth. If I ever had to do it again, I would definitely use all fondant. The decorations are fondant and the "wire" is silver string. I looked at many of the braces cakes here on CC for help.