I made this cake for a 4th birthday party, and it was a huge hit! I used a 10 inch round cake pan for the face, and then baked about 3/4 C batter in a glass bowl for the nose. The ears and mane are cupcakes (I just made 2 smaller cupcakes for the ears). I used a real BUTTERcream frosting, since I'm not a fan of partially hydrogenated's, and it crusted great! (I did add about 1/4 C of meringue powder). I used star tip #16 for the face, and then I used tip #352 to make the hair/mane. I wiped the inside of the pastry bag with 2 wipes of chocolate frosting, and then filled the bag with orange frosting to get the mixed-color look.