Flying Saucer Cake and Matching Cupcakes

This cake has been a feat of engineering.  To get the top tier to stand on the top took a while and in the end I came up with the idea of banking up the rods to add extra support. 

The cake is for a young man named Oliver who is the grandson of a lady named Hilary who keeps a horse at our livery yard.  When ever we go away tomy mum's caravan Hilary steps in to let my chickens and ducks out for me, and I wanted to make sure that the cake was special.