Ombre Ruffled Sunflower Cake

I've been wanting to try this new ruffle technique I learned on Craftsy, in a class taught by the amazing Maggie Austin.  When my dear customer Mary came to mind, I remembered that her daughter's birthday was in July, and she always lets me design the cake for Cristina.  She loves sunflowers, so I immediately thought of a bright yellow, ombre cake with a huge fantasy sunflower on top. 

 

The little sunflower hand painted detail around the board was my favorite part of making this cake.  I would hand paint every cake if I could, no pattern just free and crazy, lots of fun!