This was made for a boys birthday, not my finest work but the first cake that has needed so much carving. Originally the fireman was made of fondant but once the cake was finished the proportions were not right so i switched to a plastic one. This turned out to be a good thing as when the cake went off to be cut the child cried a lot as he thought the cake was a toy and he wanted to play with it. It took a lot of persuasion to let his parents cut it and he was made happier by having a toy Sam to play with.