Practice Cake

I have decided to make Kadin's birthday cake in the shape of a surfboard. We are having a beach party at our house next month to celebrate his 1st birthday. I really wanted to do a cake and cover it with fondant but have never worked with fondant before so I wanted to make a practice cake. It came out really good and could have been better but I was rushing to finish because it was so late. I know that if I do the cake in the morning instead of late at night it will come out much better. I had lots of fun making the cake and would love to take a class on how to be a better cake maker and decorator.