The Cake to End all Cakemaking

Was this cake worth it?
No, Wait.
Ah:
Am I worth this cake?


This month's Daring Bakers challenge was to create a Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream, otherwise known as Devote your Life, Kitchen, and First Born to a Cake.

Here is a photo of just one of the seventeen parts of the cake (I won't bother posting the 8-page recipe here, it's just tooooooo long and trust me you don't want to make it.)

This is the praline paste, which goes in the praline buttercream.












Here is a photo of one round of dishes, and then the finished product.





Pretty,
Tasty,
But I will not make this cake again if I can help it.