Quote Originally Posted by JackHatchet View Post
I'm pretty new at this, and since it was just for display--I didn't bother to fill it. I think maybe an hour to make? it felt like the time was flying!

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I debated about adding the damaged part of the shield, but decided against it early on. I felt like it was more pure to leave it whole. I also thought about some of those silly little quotes about how 'new life' always blossoms where one has died to go with the flower theme, but at the end I just decided to keep things super simple.

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Any suggestions on what kind of cake design I should do next? :3
If you're still quite new to cake decorating, I'd look for something about as simple as the shield you just did. Maybe try a moogle head laid flat? Or a Cactuar? Though a Chocobo might be pushing it.

Always start simple, no matter what. The more you practice, the more reasonably ambitious you can get.