Cakes are generally made up of 3 layers of cake per tier but cakes can be made up to twice as tall to provide extra servings or just that extra 'wow' factor!
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I make as much of the decoration and toppings as possible, whether it be biscuits, macarons, cupcake toppers, drawings, paintings, flowers or figures, so most of what you see below has been hand made and will therefore be edible.