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Published on January 1, 2021 by · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Cat Cake and How to Ship a Cake

Skill level: Intermediate

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create this charming cat cake sitting on a pillow I made for a lovely client that lived out of state. Shipping cakes is one of those things you always hear cake decorators talk about but no one ever really breaks down step-by-step how you would ship a cake, from the beginning of the design process, all the way through to taping up the box, so I thought I would show my process. It might sound daunting, but I promise, it's a breeze!

Learn how to create a realistic cat cake complete with shiny isomalt eyes, fur texture, whiskers and a pretty kitty tail. This cake is sitting on a sculpted pillow cake that I break down how to create as well. There's a lot to cover in this tutorial, so let's get our tools together and let's get started.

1:43:07 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to create a realistic sculpted cat sitting on a pillow from cake and rice cereal treats
  • Learn how to plan out and construct a project that can be shipped in boxes and survive the journey
  • How to create realistic cat ears, eyes, tail and whiskers
  • Learn how to ship a cake through the postal system and have it arrive safely

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Planning out the structure 0:31
  2. The cat structure 3:39
  3. The cake board 12:34
  4. Making the cat body 16:55
  5. Making the frosting 22:22
  6. Making the pillow structure 23:01
  7. Stacking and carving the cake 25:07
  8. Frosting the cake 30:02
  9. Carving the cake 31:44
  10. Covering the cat in fondant 39:50
  11. Adding the toes 44:14
  12. Making fur texture 47:03
  13. Making the eyes 50:12
  14. Sculpting the cat face 56:41
  15. Finishing the cat fur 1:00:18
  16. Making the cat ears 1:04:24
  17. Adding the eyes 1:11:15
  18. Adding final details 1:15:47
  19. Adding whiskers 1:18:26
  20. Covering the pillow in fondant 1:19:41
  21. Adding the tail 1:26:59
  22. Packing the pillow cake 1:31:48
  23. Packing the cat 1:38:45

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About Liz Marek

Liz Marek is a professional cake artist, sweet and savory recipe developer, and the founder of Sugar Geek Show, where she teaches cooking, baking and cake decorating through detailed tutorials, food science explanations, and kitchen-tested recipes. She has been creating recipes and teaching baking techniques since 2008, helping bakers of all skill levels gain the confidence to make professional-quality desserts at home.

Liz is known for breaking down complex cooking and baking concepts into simple, approachable methods. Her work focuses on helping people understand not just how a recipe works, but why it works. Through Sugar Geek Show, she shares step-by-step recipes, cake decorating tutorials, and practical baking guides designed to make professional techniques accessible to everyone.

Over the years, Liz has taught thousands of students through online tutorials, classes, and educational content focused on real kitchen results. Her recipes are carefully tested and written to help people succeed the first time they make them.

When she’s not developing recipes or teaching baking techniques, Liz also hosts curated travel experiences for women through her travel brand Soul Sisters.

You can find Liz’s latest recipes, baking tutorials, and food science tips at Sugar Geek Show.