This cake was for my son's birthday. The octopus is made with 50/50 gp + fondant. When I made the front right arm I wrapped the arm around a skewer. Right before the party, I added a skewer with a flag saying Happy Birthday but before I could take a picture, a girl had poked a hole on the side of the cake so I skipped it. My sons love ocean animals so this was fun to make because it made them happy. I put two scuba divers on the side to be the birthday boy and his older brother. Sea shells, stars and crabs are either gum paste or fondant. Swim mask on scuba divers is poured sugar.