Graduation Cake

For Earl's graduation, Kristi and I made this double layer round cake. We used licorice (the kind you can pull apart for the cheeks, mouth, "hood", and tassle. The mortar board is a symphony bar and a mr. goodbar pasted together with chocolate frosting and cut with a hot knife to make it stand flat against the pan. The part on his forehead and all other details are frosting. The diploma is just rolled paper with a ribbon.