This cake was made for a sister in my ward named Correna. She gave birth to her third child, a little girl named Zoey. We weren't sure if there was going to be a shower or not, as she gave birth just a few days before the shower and was released at the time the shower was scheduled to start. We still had the shower; she was just a bit late. I made her cake after looking at a few pictures she had sent me. Each cake I make, since I've only made a few so far, gives me something new to try. When I made this one, there was no fondant on the island so I was forced to try homemade marshmallow fondant. I've been wanting to try it, but I didn't have much of a choice. I did have one box of premade fondant in my cabinet, but it wouldn't be enough for the whole cake. Correna attended Melanie's shower and liked the idea of chocolate for one layer and marble for the other.
This picture is just the cuttings, obviously. I, again, had forgotten to take pictures until JR reminded me. The bottom layer was marble and was supposed to be covered in chocolate fondant with circles in different shades of pink. 
Here it is after I trimmed the fondant and attached the circles.
The top layer was supposed to be a marbled layer with white and two different shades of pink. Here's me mixing one of the pinks into the fondant. I really don't know why I took a picture of this. It looked cooler in person, I guess.
It turned out really well until I put it on the cake and smoothed it down. Apparently marshmallow fondant is more malleable than the store-bought stuff. When I smoothed it on the cake, I mushed all the colors together. It didn't turn out how I wanted, but it still looked okay.
I made roses out of the same fondant and put them on top. Then I added some leaves and white flowers as well.
Then I added a ribbon to the bottom of each layer. Here's the finished product.
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