This cake is a little smaller than I typically make, at only about 4.5 inches. I normally stick with 6-inch rounds at the smallest, b/c they are wider than they are tall, which makes them more stable and less likely to wobble or tip over. But I wanted to make a little bitty Mario cake for a little one's 4th birthday party. He loved the huge Mario cake I made for someone else in January and so I made this one similarly for him, although on a much smaller scale :). It is frosted in buttercream icing and trimmed with mmf details. The tunnel with the flower is a heavy duty paper tube (the ones that are inside a roll of plastic wrap are great for this!) covered in green mmf. The flower, mushrooms and bullet are handmade from mmf. The stars are mmf on lollipop sticks. I wrapped the board in foil and covered it in green mmf for added color. Happy Birthday Calvin!
These are two identical 3-layer, 6-inch round cakes. Each is frosted in buttercream icing and covered and decorated with marshmallow fondant. Olivia is handmade from mmf. The roses and leaves are mmf, but the flower stems are colored toothpicks (half a toothpick per flower). 
