This was a special request for a lady’s 50th-(she requested it herself!) she basically smokes a lot, drinks lots of coffee and takes a lots of pain killers- She wanted something different that would make her friends laugh- and I’ve since learned that she wouldn’t cut it and decided to keep it as a ‘sculpture to mark her half century’ ! The cigarettes were made from liquorice covered in gumpaste & painted- the ash was crushed oreos with glaze in places to make it look damp- bits of tobacco were dyed coconut- I can honestly say it was the most fun I’ve had making a cake- and the butts tasted delicious!