Sunday, April 24, 2011

Bunny Cake


No, it is not made of real bunny! 
Happy Easter! Here is a fun and easy recipe for your holiday weekend!

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 3 3/4 cups flaked coconut
  • 1 (16 ounce) package vanilla frosting
  • 30 small jellybeans
  • 4 red licorice

Directions

  1. Heat oven and prepare two 9 inch round baking pans as directed on cake box. Prepare cake batter with as directed on package adding in 1/2 cup of coconut. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake and cool cake as directed on package.
  2. When cooled, place one whole 9 inch cake layer on serving tray, forming the bunny's head. Cut 2 convex shaped ears from each side of the second layer, place on each side of head to form ears. Use concave shaped piece for the bowtie, place about 1/2 inch below head.
  3. Frost entire bunny covering top and sides of bunny. Pat remaining 3 1/4 cup coconut evenly over top and sides. Decorate the bunny face and bowtie with jellybeans and use the licorice to make whiskers.




1 comment:

Lisa said...

Oh how adorable this is. Your Easter dinner is going to be so special with this. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link your cake up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/04/sweets-for-saturday-14_22.html