Put Your Paws Up

My friend Sharon asked me to make some cake pops for her daughter Lizzie's 6th birthday. She asked if I could make a cherry vanilla cake with a dark purple coating and a white paw print. The paw print was to represent Lizzie's school, where she would be passing out the treats to her classmates. The school's mascot is a panther. Above is what I came up with. I did have to mix some orchid candy melts with some dark blue and red candy melts to create the purple because I couldn't find dark purple candy melts. The paw is made from marshmallow fondant. I loved the way the turned out. :)