This is the main cake for a 'Pirates in the Jungle' themed birthday (have also uploaded some cookies and cupcakes, separately). 10"x8" vanilla sponge filled with jam and buttercream, covered with marzipan and a chocolate paste/sugarpaste mix, then painted brown to enhance the colour.... The lid is polystyrene which I had made to the size and shape I needed. Coins are modelling paste, painted with gold/silver lustre which I mixed with glaze and alcohol. The gems are melted clear mints, to which I added some colouring, then set in a gem mould. The board is covered with sandy coloured sugarpaste, which I brushed with piping gel and then sprinkled soft brown sugar over.