Christine – I wanted to share the final cake with you and thank you again for all your tips.
I ended up using a 9" pan and did 4 layers on the bottom tier and used a 6" deep pan on the top tier and made 3 layers.
I had a bear of a time covering it with the fondant though because of the odd shape. I kept getting creases on the bottom and did end up with a few in the back that I told the customer about and she said it was no problem since no one would see the back anyway. Overall the customer was happy and I challenged myself to do something that I thought I could never do. I may stick with cupcakes for awhile though and leave the cake art to those of you who do it so well :)
