This cake was for a Jane Austen fanatic for her birthday. I was afraid to try making a book shape, so instead I made Jane Austen's framed silhouette and an inkwell, (with a chicken feather for the quill), a hankie and some flowers out of gumpaste. I made the corner accents from royal icing. I used a real candle in the gumpaste candleholder rather than regular birthday candles.On the sides, I made plaques with quotes from one of the books. It was a huge hit with the birthday "girl".