I have to make a cake for the local fire department officer dinner and wanted to do something different than a regular cake. I am thinking probably about 50 people. I was thinking making individual cakes so the kitchen help could just serve and not have to worry about cutting.....any suggestions on what to put on them. I had seen somewhere, candy melts poured on the cake as icing sort of like poured fondant.......any ideas would be very helpful.

thanks

There are many way one could go w/this order
Bake mini hearts or 1/2 balls or most any mini shaped cakes. Most of them w/fit nicely on 6" cake rounds. OR cut foam core board into 4, 5, or 6" sqs?
OR bake up a sheet & cut into 2x2 sqs then cover w/fondant.
It is NOT easy to cover any shape w/poured icing. I find it easier to cover w/fondant
If you *cut* any size/shape one way to stop crumbs is to pour warm/melted canned (or any ) b'cream icing and spread quickly w/spatula as needed. Let dry then cover w/fondant.

Mini-cakes are so much more work than making full sized cakes.

If you want to make it easy on the kitchen staff, and easier on yourself, I'd recommend filled and frosted holiday themed cupcakes. You can decorate as extravagantly as you wish using your normal b/c and/or fondant- and not have to fight with poured fondant/candy melts...

Snowmen cupcakes:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1546167

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1545620

Santa cupcakes:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1545940

Ornament cupcakes:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1545586

Poinsettia cupcakes:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1533544

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1545013

Snowflake cupcakes:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1545531

Medley of Christmas cupcakes:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1534675

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1534774

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1544891

HTH