MEOW MIX! I’ve got lots of cakes to share in the coming weeks, including this furry yellow buttercream cutie cat made for sweet little Rosie, two-year-old Vice President of Collage Collage! Rosie loves cats, she loves yellow. Together, with her namesake flower crown? Flower Crown Cat Cake, headed to the feline version of Burning Man or Coachella or wherever love conquers all flower crowns appear most these days. The last time I wore a flower crown was for my Auntie’s wedding in the 1980s. I wore a powder pink dress, my face was a Chinese chipmunk and I fell asleep at the banquet reception, face on the table, a live band playing Could I Have This Dance. I remember that flower crown being very pokey. I am guessing today’s flower crowns are less pokey, but I will never know, because at 41, my flower crown wearing days are very over, unless I join the local theatre troupe.
Equipment used to make this rosey baby: a large multi-opening grass tip to pipe the fur, fondant for the face, a petal tip for the roses, and a leaf tip for the green leaves.
AND PLEASE LOOK AT THIS SWEET PHOTO! Happy Birthday sweet Rosie! Thanks dear Erin! xo Lyndsay
Sera
Omg this is adorable! Please tell me your gonna cook up a Star Wars cake soon…. that would be awesome
Rae
so cute and so pretty to eat!
L
This cake looks amazing. I was just wondering exactly what type of tips you used like the brand or name. Also when I pipe I find the buttercream slightly melts and the shape goes. I was wondering what you would do to counteract this.
Thanks so much
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
Hi! They are Wilton brand tips – #234 for the fur, and 104 for roses. Any leaf tip will do! It all depends on your recipe… Send me an email to Lyndsay (at) cococakeland (dot) com!
Candice Seabaugh
Hi. How did you make the ears?
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
I use pre-made fondant and shape it into triangles! :)
Sandy Ayers
This is so cute! My granddaughter picked this for her 6th birthday. What color is the yellow. Did you marble in a little white?
thank you!
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
Hi Sandy! I just used a drop of lemon yellow gel colouring! That’s amazing, I hope your granddaughter loves it!! xo
Happy
HI! This cake is adorable!! What size cake pan did you use?
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
hi! 8 x 2 inch round!
Happy Hayes
HI! This cake is adorable!! Is the cake two or three layers? Also when frosting the top, did you fill in from the center going out, in a circular fashion, or did you just start filling it in? Thank You!
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
The cake is three layers, and I go from the edge and work my way in, in circles! :)
Jenny Udell
Thanks for the inspiration!
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
My pleasure, Jenny!
Robin
We tried this with a copycat Dairy Queen ice cream cat recipe!!! Iced it with a 21 star tip and stabilized whipped cream icing, and used marshmellow fondant for eyes, muzzle, ears, and flowers.
It turned out PERFECTLY- thanks so much for the inspiration!!
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
Ooh that sounds so awesome! So happy it turned out, you are very welcome. Thanks for commenting to let me know! xo
Gretta
Hi, I’m wondering what your frosting and cake recipe is?
Looking to make this for my daughters 5th birthday.
Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land
Hi Gretta! The recipes are in my cake book, but if you search cake recipes on my blog you will find some frosting and cake recipes there that you can use! Have fun!!