This was one out of four cakes that I decorated in one night. It was for my dad's birthday. The musical instrument on top of the cake is a miniature replica of the Chinese instrument that my dad plays. It is called an erhu. I had alot of problems with the tiny strings and in retrospect I should have used actual string. I wanted to spend more time on this cake but I had three others to finish! The entire cake was covered with Michele Foster's Fondant. The erhu and the brown ribbon on the bottom were created with Michele Foster's Fondant. The cherry blossoms are gumpaste.