An Amazing / Ugly Cake

I'll be the first to admit that I could never construct a cake of this complexity. The maximum capacity I have for cake decorating was a cake that looked like Curious George. This cake is a work of art. The flutes and the flowers, the airbrushed finish and the strings of pearls are all the work of a master craftsman. That said, even master craftsmen make some pretty ugly crap once in a while.