Thanks Paula! Don’t be nervous about making the shell. It was super easy! Just google giant cupcake candy melt shell and several tutorials will come up. The cake only went in part way when I went to put it in the shell so I removed it and trim a little off. When I put it in the second time it only went in about half way so I took a cake board and placed it on top of the cake and gently pushed the cake down. Hope that helps!