I love this cake! She did a great job designing it and wow, wish I could try a piece!

the cake is beautiful! The trick to smooth buttercream is once you have the frosting on the cake fairly smooth with your knife and it dries for about 10 minutes, take a Viva paper towel (smooth side down on the cake) and rub with your hand. Keep doing this until you get it fairly smooth. Then wait another 10 or 15 minutes and put your paper towel down again and take your gumpaste roller or your fondant smoother and just rub until you get it smoother. It's amazing what this paper towel can do!!!

Thanks so much for the idea. I have struggled for a while to make it smooth. That tip is GREAT. I will try it for my thanksgiving cake.