DD1 is not having a birthday party this year but we will do dinner at the IL's on her birthday like we do every year.
I thought i would have a go at making her a Dora cake using some of her Dora figurines.

I don't want to use a packet mix so has someone got a nice easy cake & icing recipe they could suggest?

Cake - i was thinking maybe a choc mud cake or similar, something that will hold icing and figurines without risk of sagging ?
I have a high walled square cake tin i would be using so get a little more rise/balance out of the cake ???

Icing - i don't know if it's better to do fondant so i can get a flat covering, i was thinking of doing it green (grass) maybe attempting to make (or buying) some flowers, then possibly making some blue jelly to put as a little 'lake' and have Dora and some of her friends, some fake trees etc?

What do you think, who can help me?