Caticorn Cake

FUN ONE: We try to do at least one Birthday Dreams cake a month. For July, Annabelle selected a  request for a caticorn cake from the wish list. 

"What is a caticorn?" one might wonder. Well, we figured it was a hybrid of a cat and a unicorn. We did some Googling and saw many a cute caticorn example. 

Our resident sculptor, Annabelle, shaped the creature's body and head out of modeling chocolate.

Below is what our table looked like on Wednesday night about 11 p.m. You'll see a few horns strewn about the workspace. Annabelle made probably 5 before she was satisfied.

Here's the horn that made the cut. Notice the tiny gumpaste flowers on the crown and collar. A nice touch, don't you think?

There is also a little heart on the caticorn's hip, just for fun.

We decided to cover the sides of the cake with sprinkles, because in our minds, sprinkles and caticorns just seem to go together. We made our own colorful sprinkle mix, blending 8 or so different tubs and jars of sprinkles we had on hand. The child's favorite colors are teal and purple, so those figured prominently in the mix.

We always send a little write up along with our cakes, explaining a bit about how they were made and warning people to look out for things like, "The caticorn is edible, but watch out for toothpicks in the horn and neck area." We also include instructions  and photos, like the one below, about how to handle the cake topper and put it on once it's party time. 

We were really happy with this cake. It was colorful, cute, and custom. Annabelle used her Cricut to cut out the child's name (which has been altered in the photo at the top of this post, for anonymity). 

We hope the birthday girl loved the cake and that she has a special day.