This is a birthday cake I made for my brother-in-law. He hates red squirrels, so I made the cake into a tree stump, and added plastic squirrels for his enjoyment. The top of the stump is fondant, with the circles painted on. The leaves are also fondant, cut and coloured as fall leaves. The sides are royal icing, coloured and textured like bark. The peanuts are real. The forming of the idea took longer than decorating the cake!