Silhouette and Peony Cake

I'm pleased with how this cake turned out. Simple and clean. The silhouette on this cake is cut freehand. It did take me a few tries until I finally was able to make one without looking like a witch. It did cross my mind to print the image on edible paper. But in this case however,  I wanted to learn and didn't want to take the easy way out.

I absolutely love making peonies! And what's a cake without a sugar flower right? One oversized closed peony suited this cake perfectly. Although not perfect it gets better each time.