cathy - from hanover, PA
I used a shaped baking pan to mold the large monkey that went on top of the cake. If you have shaped pans at home, this is a great second use for them. Here's the monkey pan - http://www.wilton.com/shapedpan/Monkey-Pan
The candy plaques around the outside of the cake were made using Wilton's Monkey Lollipop Mold - http://search.wilton.com/?q=monkey+mold