Hi Ladies…thanks very much for your feedback. Whitecrafty/Goreti, I am intending for it all to be made out of cake, its actually just using the baking paper lined, unused terracotta pot, as a baking tin really, just to get the shape without having to carve it (although I could probably do with the practise !) as in the tutorial I found online somewhere. Actually jchuck it seems there are very few tutorials on this theme out there from what I can see, hence looking for any hints/tips on this great site. Thank you ladies once again, your input is very much appreciated. Have a great day.