So, I was asked to make a cake and I was busy teaching Wilton classes..so when I came home…this is what I came up with…

It’s a small tiered cake…1st single tier is 5.5" and the bottom tier is a 6.5" in diameter 4" tall cake…

I created the octopus…I got the idea from the Wilton “At the Beach Cupcake” Kid Series…instead of buttercream…used Fondant.

I used the “sea life Wilton fondant” mold…

I had an extra treasure map made from gum paste…which I used to cover the doweled hole on the top of the cake…

I used the Wilton Measure & Shape mold (sizing & blending tray) to make sure each piece of fondant I used was exactly the same size for the tentacles…that’s a great tool…