Baking - The Beginners Guide

I sooo love this thread!!! You guys are awesome!!

So I usually don’t bake because my sister is practically a pro…so I don’t want to trespass into her territory…however her birthday is in May and since she baked me a awesome cake, I want to return the favor

Mehnaz your cake looks pretty straightforward, thanks to your step by step pictures (or so I think), but I was wondering can a store bought cake mix be used or should I make my own batter?

Also how easy is it to use fondant?? Can I get it all nice and pretty on my first try??? Or does it take load of practice…cause if its that latter I might just frost it…