Happy Birthday, little monkey!

My grandson turned 1 year old a few weeks ago.  My daughter asked me to make cupcakes for the guests and a smash cake for him.  Since before this boy was born, they have been collecting monkey items for him. It seemed fitting to carry this through the birthday cake.

Bear in mind, I am not a professional.  I am learning as I go.  I am also not an artist.  This was my first attempt at making a fondant animal.  It didn't turn out too bad..if I must say so myself.  It's amazing that you can type into youtube.com "how to make a fondant monkey" and get a video with step by step instructions!!

Here's the cake.  My grandson became more interested in eating the fondant dots instead of smashing the cake.  His mommy had to grab a piece for him, and then he was more interested in EATING the cake than he was smashing the rest.