How to Make a Kitty Cat Cake

Decorating a Kitty Cat Cake

Decorating a kitty cat cake is really fun and easy! Since my daughter loves kitty cats and I love my grandkitties, it seemed only appropriate that we decorate a kitty cat cake for my daughter’s birthday.

Making this kitty cat cake is simplified by having the design template pictured below and the step by step instructions on how to make a Kitty Cat Cake provided in this article. You decide the cake and frosting flavor. I chose to make a white coconut cat cake, but I plan to make a German Chocolate cat cake for Halloween. Of course, you may prefer a black cat for Halloween or a tabby cat for a birthday party.

They would all be beautiful kitty cat cakes!

 

Where to Begin – Kitty Cat Cake Instructions

Since this article is about decorating the cake, we are going to start with the cake already baked, cooled and ready for decorating.

For the cake shown, bake the white cake in two 8″ round pans. Allow it to cool completely before you cut the cake sections according to the cake diagram below.

 

Ingredients Needed for Decorating a Kitty Cat Cake

My Coconut Kitty Cake Cat ~ If you are not making a white coconut cat cake, you will need to substitute the cake and frosting accordingly

• Cake baked in two 8″ round cake pans
• White Frosting
• Flaked Coconut
• Strawberry Fruit Roll-ups, Jelly Beans or Spice Drops
• Colored Toothpicks

This is the brand I prefer to use if I am not using fresh coconut!

 Bakers Angel Flake Sweetened Coconut (Pack of 2)Check Price

 

Kitty Cat Cake Cutting Template

Cut 1 layer in sections as shown here

Sections 1 ~ HEAD

Sections 2 & 3 ~ EARS

Sections 4 & 5 ~ BACK LEGS

Sections 6 & 7 ~ FRONT PAWS

Section 8 ~ TAIL

 

Kitty Cat Cutting Template

Cut Second layer in half as shown –  Sections 9 & 10 ~ BODY

 

TIP for DECORATING CUT CAKE PIECES
Cut Cake Pieces are easier to Decorate if they have been Frozen for 1 hr.

 

Kitty Cat Cake Assembly

Placement of the Cut Cake Pieces to Make a Cat Cake

 

Apply frosting/Icing between each piece to hold them in place.

Hold EARS (pieces 2 & 3) until first layer of frosting is on entire cake.

The frosting will hold ears in place on head.

Frost the ears last.

 

Decorating the Kitty Cat Cake

Coconut Kitty Cake Cake

1) Frost the entire cake with white icing.

2) Place Ears and Frost Ears.

3) Sprinkle with flaked coconut.

4) Make bow and ribbon on neck with Strawberry Fruit Roll-up.

5) Use cut piece of fruit roll up for color insert in ears

6) Place jelly beans or spice drops for eyes and nose

7) Use a small piece of the fruit roll up for the tongue.

8) Place colored toothpicks for whiskers.

 

Step by Step Photo of Making A Kitty Cat Cake

 

Kitty Cat Cake with Blue Eyes

 

All photos are the property of Sylvestermouse – This recipe article was originally published on a website that is no long in existence.  © 2012 Cynthia Sylvestermouse