This cake is a display, so all of it is constructed on styrofoam dummies. I wanted to use several techniques, so we hand-painted the top two tiers with gold highlighter paint, which took WAY longer than we anticipated. The bling on the corset tier is real, not edible. The gold leaf is edible, & is done in the antiqued, shabby chic style that I love, & the bottom tier is cake lace. The roses are wafer paper & the leaves are gumpaste.