3-D Cat Cake

I've seen photos of carved cat cakes on other websites, so I thought I'd try one of my own. Here it is:

 

No, just kidding - this is my cat Smokey! He was my model for the cake!

 

Here are the photos of the real cake:

 

 

It took many hours to carve this whole thing out - starting with two 9x13 cakes. I achieved the color with an airbrush (you can see the overspray on the counter!).

 

I'm not exactly sure if Smokey liked it - although I do know it startled my father every time he looked in the cake's direction and thought it was the real cat laying there!