Thanks to all of you who let me model this cake after your own! I'm very new at this whole cake thing and need lots of advice! My mom suggested a basket weave around the sides of the cake and I thought it tied the whole thing together very well. This was for a coworker. Everything is butter cream except for the clothing (fondent). Thanks to my mom who noticed that the amount of frosting I had on hand wouldn't cover a 6 inch round and promptly made some more. Moms rock!