This cake was the most challenging for some reason. I lost the top tier three times, it just fell apart each time I tried to fill and frost. The only thing I did differently was used the oval shape. I'm not sure what the problem really was but I won't be doing an oval shaped cake for awhile. My saving grace were the gumpaste roses. They really hide flaws. I live in Colorado and had to deliver this cake up to the mountains and just about lost the whole cake on the drive up. Glad it's finished!