Monkey Cake

This cake was made to match several different things. The monkey was pulled from a cute little outfit and the chevron pattern was pulled from a swatch of fabric. The cake was dark chocolate fudge topped with buttercream.

I really wanted to do the animal print pattern in the middle of the tummy and ears, but this was a 6 inch cake, and it was just too small a space for a buttercream pattern like that. You couldn't tell what it was. It bugs me when cakes don't turn out the way I have them pictured in my head! Still like the little guy though.