Keara's Birthday: Part I, but really Part II

I just finished Keara's birthday cake.  This child requested a three tiered, ICE CREAM cake this year.  And she was very specific that she wanted it patterned after Cinderella's cake from a book we have.  This is what that cake looks like. 

Of course, I told her we couldn't make it THAT big.  Nor could I feasibly do a very large tiered ICE CREAM cake.  I mean, a regular three tiered cake wouldn't be that big a deal.  But an ICE CREAM cake? 

Here's the deal.  The last ice cream cake I made was when she turned 2.  It turned out fine.  But we don't really like cake, so I decided to do smaller layers of cake which would make the whole thing smaller, which is fine by me because, like I said, we don't like cake. 

Second, I've never made frosting flowers before.  And I really don't know much about frosting tips to be able to do all those fancy things.  I needed a fairy godmother quick.

Instead, I just got my brain.  I read whatever I could online and one gal suggested that her favorite "frosting" for the cake was just ice cream whipped with whipped cream.  I tried that and while it worked well, it also melts quickly and regular buttercream doesn't stick well to it.  Oh well, there was no turning back.

I had to do one small step, put the cake in the freezer for 5 minutes, take it out again for another small step, and put it back in the freezer, over and over.  In the end, I wanted to just take a picture and be done with it, so it looks like it is melting in the picture.  Probably because it is.  But at least it's done. 

I'm tired.  It's been a long day.  I've made lasagna, cinnamon rolls, regular rolls, banana cream pie, served a crazy April Fool's meal to friends, listened to conference, and made an ice cream cake.  My house is a wreck and we have family coming over to eat this cake tomorrow, but I'm going to bed.

Goodnight cake.  Please don't fall apart before we can at least show you to Keara.