Chocolate Cat Cake

1	package super moist devil's food cake mix
1 1/3	cups water
1/2	cup vegetable oil
3	eggs
1	tub creamy chocolate ready-to-spread frosting
1	large yellow gumdrop
1	small black gumdrop
	Black shoestring licorice

1.	Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottoms only of 2 round pans, 8 or 9x1 1/2 inches, with shortening.
2.	Make cake mix as directed on package, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pans.
3.	Bake 8-inch pans 33 to 38 minutes, 9-inch pans 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4.	Cut cake in appropriate shapes and arrange. Frost top and sides of cake pieces with frosting. Use yellow gumdrop slices for eyes, black gumdrop for nose and shoestring licorice for whiskers, lines on eyes and front paws. Store loosely covered.