Builder Birthday Cake

For the builders cake I wanted to design a fun representation of a builder on his lunch break having a cup of tea. The figure is one of my favourites as I'd never attempted making a figure with posed arms they are usually down by their sides. To be able to position the arm with the cup I threaded through a 22 gauge wire that could hold the arm without making it too heavy. The figure is the only part on the cake that isn't edible. 

To finish the cake I added a partial brick wall around the cake and dusted some brown powder on the top to give a building site feel. I'm pretty sure I'll be head hunted for my brick laying skills :-)