re: When to do everything

You can do almost everything in advance:

- Day 1: Make Flowers and sugar / gumpaste decorations
- Day 2: Bake the cake & make the fillings and fondant
- Day 3: Fill the cake, mask it with buttercream, let it crust / chill, then cover in fondant
- Day 4: Assemble (if tiered) and stick on decorations, let it chill before transporting

It’s possible to combine Day 3 + 4.

You can make all the elements (cakes, buttercream, fondant etc.) weeks in advance, you can freeze your cakes + buttercream. Just remember to thaw 1 day before using.Fondant can be kept at room temp.

Good luck and have fun!