Wedding Cake Run-Through

We were starting to feel a little stressed as the time counted down to our friend's wedding.  We decided to attempt our first tiered cake.  We used a similar design to the one the bride had requested.  We did a small two tier chocolate cake.  The top tier was a 6 inch and the bottom tier was a 10 inch.  We decided to make the top tier with just a Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, and the bottom tier we covered in Chocolate Fondant.  We took the cake to a church potluck and it was a big hit.  People loved the cake and the combination of fresh raspberries and chocolate is always very tasty.  We were also testing the fresh raspberries to make sure they would hold up to sitting on the cake for several hours.  The berries held up great, so we were much less stressed about using them on the actual wedding cake.