re: Complete novice needing advice

There’s no reason either a lemon drizzle or coffee and walnut cake couldn’t be covered in fondant. Your fruitcake is certainly sturdy enough to handle a 2nd tier. Make few more fondant roses to adorn around the top and bottom tier. Perhaps a few roses on top of the cake.

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