Race For The Cure Donation Cake

This cake was made for a silent auction to help raise money for Race For The Cure.  The guide lines were elegant and decadent.  I made a 6" chocolate cake with alternating layers of vanilla and rootbeer buttercream.  The idea was a rootbeer float cake. 

 The stand is also part of the auction.  I was admiring a friends cake stand (she's very crafty too) one day and she told me she had made it.  The idea is so simple I almost feel dumb for never thinking of it.  This cake stand cost me about $1 to make.  It is a plate and vase found at a thrift store glued together.  Brilliant!