Plum out of ideas for a cake for my Dad's Dutch friend. She is turning 80. Last year I did the windmill, Dutch flag, wooden shoes and tulips. . .no idea what else to do and didn't find much on Google. Is there any special boat like a gondola-type water boat the Dutch use for navigating canals? A canal with a boat and a house on the side is all I can think of. . .any ideas please?

What about some kind of dutch food?The dutch are really into their funnel cakes and pannekrokoen (not sure how you spell it).
Or you could do tulips -that would be nice...they are a dutch symbol and nice for an elderly lady

Or an image similar to this in a FBCT:

http://tinyurl.com/4xnbvmv
(Mod edited to provide tinyurl.)

HTH!

Sorry, not sure why the link came up so weird...

did a search and got these ideas:

http://media.cakecentral.com/gallery/704082/1264807238.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/4003877707_8b51971605_z.jpg

http://www.truly-scrumptious.me.uk/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/webwindmill.jpg

http://www.cake-decorating-corner.com/images/windmill-cake-21220529.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9vQJAHf3s/R_WqUeb1FxI/AAAAAAAAAVY/ZAKtIotG2Tc/s320/HazelnutWindmill.gif

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm159/jemaldesai/april/monet-cake.jpg
alot of detail work on a sheet cake

Ok, like I said I did a search and just started typing in anything Dutch so to speak good luck!