This was for a recent 30th Wedding Anniversary. The request was for a cake that reflected their passion for gardening without being a garden like cake. The Dahlia is real and was specifically requested due to it’s significance to the couple. In Ireland we have strict regulation about placing real flowers on cakes, so to avoid any issues I ended up growing the Dahlia myself. Just barely bloomed in time for the cake. It’s an 8" double barrel and 6" tall, with handmade sugar foliage. I used a Marvellous Molds onlay to give it a garden fence look without it being a garden fence. I also airbrushed some grass around the top tier but unfortunately it’s not very visible in this photo. One of my favourite cakes to date.