Cake is for a 2yr old's birthday. Vanilla and Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream frosting. They requested a somewhat rustic cake, "we don't like the plastic look of fondant" this one is all buttercream, with the exception of the characters . The 4 main characters are finished with modeling chocolate and fondant. Melman (the giraffe) was a challenge to get the U shape of his neck without breaking it. I used Isomalt, melted and molded into a slim log, finally bending as it cooled, then covered in modeling chocolate. Cake is 100% edible with the exception of the skewers in the animals and the trunks of the trees