Maybe a gift you would like the person turning 30 is a scap book of photographs childhood. You can make the cake looks like the cover of a scrapbook with a photo copy of the person as a child at the center of the cake. Use a decorative ice dispenser to create a border around the image. This will keep the image of the cake, too.
People today are cakes with a smooth surface. You may wonder how to create a look with the glaze that are available in your grocery store. The secret is simple: do not use ice cream marshmallow is used. You can buy the cream in a bowl, or water, melt some marshmallows in the microwave until they become like icing.