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Oh yes, a chick would've been easier, but DD was very specific about wanting a broody hen with chicks. Maybe next year she'll pick something easier, but I have to admit I kind of enjoy the challenge....

You all are so sweet! Thanks for your kind words. And look, I have a new avatar (thanks katylester!). Yep, I think next time a crumb coat is a definite must-do, thanks ranchhand. Sunny_Side_Up, I baked the body in a Pyrex casserole dish. I also made some little cupcakes in a mini-muffin tin...

Well, here it is: Clearly I'm not a professional (or even a good amateur) cake decorator, but my little girl liked it so I was happy. I did a real rush job on the frosting -- it would've been easier if it had been white frosting on a white cake, but she requested peppermint on chocolate, so...

Wow, that's adorable! But way involved for me, alas -- I'm lucky if I can get the thing frosted at all with little ones underfoot. I'll have to think about the half-ball idea -- maybe a half-cupcake atop a Pyrex bowl cake...?

Thanks, I checked that site out earlier. I'm not eager to try the fondant thing, just b/c I've never done it and it sounds intimidating! Any ideas of ways to sculpt a head and tail out of cake?

My little girl's turning 7 in a couple of weeks and she really wants a hen cake. We have a tradition in our family of homemade shaped birthday cakes -- so far I've done a ladybug, bumblebee, butterfly, caterpillar, bunny, fire truck, two tractors, a puppy, a lion, and a pipe organ (that was the...