Make cake. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool cake according to pan package directions. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Tint small portions black and rose; reserve majority white. Use spatula and white icing to ice cake fluffy, leaving eyes, mouth and inside ears open.

Decorate ears. Use fondant roller to roll out pink salt water taffy on parchment paper sprinkled with granulated sugar. Use scissors and pan as a guide to cut ovals for inside ears. Position taffy on cake.

Decorate facial features. Use tip 4 and black icing to pipe in eyes and mouth. Use tip 4 and rose icing to pipe in tongue. Use tip 1A and white icing to pipe ball cheeks. Use spatula to flatten and create fluffy texture.

Add candy trims. Use scissors to cut black shoestring licorice in six pieces, about 1 in. to 2 in. long. Position on cake for whiskers. Position pink jelly bean for nose.