The effect on the fondant covered base of this cake represents smoke. The boots and the large red helment are made from marshmellows and krispy cereal. The Angel Wings of course represent the Firefighters of the past, present and future. All of the items on the cake are handmade except the small helments on the front of the cake and the gloves laying by the helment. I used candy molds to create the small helments and used a cookie cutter for the gloves. My son loved it as did his buddies! It was a pure joy to create.