Pink and Sparkly....

A friend of mine recently gave me the above title as a brief for her daughter's first birthday cake. Uttering the words 'pink' and 'sparkly' to me is like holding the proverbial red rag to the bull. Three tiers and lots of glitter later I had created this....Three tiers of sponge layered with pink butter icing and piped with yet more butter icing complete with glitter and spray painted flowers.
Initially I was very happy with the results but then it began to lean to one side. I could have cried. I have drawn a few conclusions on the matter....Firstly - that a basic sponge recipe is too delicate to bear weight like this - I had added to this problem by dividing each tier into three. But my husband on seeing the cake said "Wow I love the lean" - he thought I'd been really clever and designed it that way....I knew there was a reason I married him.
Also I felt the flowers lacked a little vibrancy - This may seem as if I'm ripping myself to pieces but I am a perfectionist and also I need to learn from these errors in order to progress!

Anyway..after all the self-depreciation. My friend was ever so impressed and said that the cake was delicious which is of course the most important thing!!!