I am making a half sheet cake with the zanzibar theme for a baby shower, & in each of the corners there are to be palm trees, standing on the cake board. I'm wondering how & what to make them out of? Should I be using gumpaste? Is their a cutter for the leaves? How long do they need to dry? It's for next Sunday.

2nd question I just thought of, How far in advance do I do a fbct? And what is the best type of bc to use on it?

Thank you!