I forgot to thank Calamity J for the inspiration!

That looks good enough to eat!

That turned out soo pretty!
I love the different size pearls around the bottom.
Personalizing it was a great touch!

Hazie

Oh, what a beautiful cake. Looks great!!

Maria

Beautiful job,no gorrilla showing LOl..glad you could get it off.I'm sue she will love it!

Stunning - good enough to eat!!!! nice work Tamar!

I can't see any glue on it ... you did a great job cleaning it off. We learn by our mistakes !

TAMAR!!! Good Job! Beautiful, they are gonna LOVE it!!! I think the pearls are perfect! And that cake plate is to die for! Sooo pretty!

That is delicous! Beautiful!!!! Looks like you could just cut right into it!!!!

Nope, I can't see any glue. I really like the big pearls you used. Did you add the pearls after grouting? Does she know she's getting this or is it a surprise?

Thats really neat. Nope, no glue!
I bet your niece will love it!

Nothing in sight but a beautiful cake! Love the added touches, like pearls and flowers and the plate it is setting on.

Amazing how it turned out and looks like a real cake. The grout looks just like frosting. You really did a nice job of putting the glass perfect and the pearls. Wonderful!

You mean this isn't a real cake??? It is BEAUTIFUL!!!
I'm also wondering about when you put the pearls on...pre- or post grout?
Your neice is going to treasure this forever!

That's beautiful! As has been said, good enough to eat, and no gorilla! How big is it?

Wow that turned out great!!! Very pretty and delicate looking...oh and edible loooking to!!! You did a very good job on it.

I have the same question about the pearls as everyone else..about the pearls!!!

No glue that I see.

Thanks all for the compliments. The cake is three round styrofoam disks, the kind you get at Hobby Lobby or Michael's. Each disk is 6" in diameter and 2" high. The whole cake is 6" high, and I had to cut the top two "tiers" smaller.

I glued them together with Mapei pre-mixed adhesive/grout, and then "frosted" the whole thing. Once dry, I E6000'd the iridescent champagne glass tiles, leaving space for the pearls and little porcelain flowers.

I then grouted the whole thing, and, except the very bottom layer of pearls, stuck on the pearls and flowers. Once the grout had set up a bit, I popped the pearls and flowers off, and then E6000'd them after the grout dried.

I then glued the cake onto the cake plate (DO NOT use Gorilla Glue for this, EVER!). Once I got that disaster cleaned up, I grouted the bottom seam between the cake and plate, and then stuck those pearls in.

I ended up using different size pearls on the bottom layer because I didn't have enough of either size!

It will be a surprise for my niece. I only wish I could be there when they open it!

Very sweet gift!

I don't see any glue at all. And it is just stunning.

All I see is a beautiful project well executed. Very pretty, TAMAR. They'll be delighted. I LIKE the different sizes in pearls. Such a wonderful gift.