This was the first cake i have made where the recipient wanted to use their childs toys to decorate the cake. I really enjoyed building the cake around them and the theme and really enjoyed making my little models to add to the whole design.

I made the treasure chest and palm tree from fondant and the treasure map was made from gum paste (my first time ever using gum paste), the map was my favourite part as I was able to paint (all be in very little) onto the map. Painting is something I have never been great at and so it was nice to be able to use a little bit on this cake.

It was an 8" vanilla sponge with rasperry ripple buttercream. The recipient loved it!