This was made for stepson for his third birthday who is crazy for Thomas! The railroad "tracks" are made from Stringers and the "grass" is desiccated coconut mixed with green liquid food coloring. The cake was choclate cake and the coconut seemed to go very well with the chocolate. The "trees" are coconut covered marshmallows with candy stick "trunks", which I think you can find at any grocery store. For any little ones that love Thomas, this is a quick and easy cake!