I made this under-the-sea mermaid cake for my daughter's 8th birthday. I iced the vanilla cake with sea-blue buttercream frosting and then attached the fondant sea decorations. The starfish, seahorse, and mermaid I made in advance out of gumpaste (fondant with a little tylose powder kneaded in to help it harden as it dries). Chocolate pearl candies accent the top and base. My daughter's favorite character was the happy blue octopus. I was most pleased with the pearl necklace which I carefully attached to the mermaid.
