Springtime Bunny Cake

I made this cake with my daughter when she was growing up. It's easy and fun!

Ingredients

• 1 (18.5 ounce) box cake mix* (flavor desired)
• Flaked coconut
• Food coloring
• Red licorice whips
• Gumdrops or jelly beans

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Prepare cake as directed on the box. Pour batter into two 9-inch round cake pans.
3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.
4. Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
5. Remove cakes to racks and let cool completely.

1. Cut ears and bow tie out of one of the rounds. Cut petal shape from top to bottom on right side, then the left of the one round cake. These two cutouts will be the ears, the remaining center piece is the bow tie.
2. Arrange the whole cake layer on a long, flat serving platter, adding the ears on top and the bowtie at the bottom.
3. Ice the cake with your favorite frosting. A fluffy 7-Minute Frosting would be nice.
4. Sprinkle plain flaked coconut over the bunny face. Dye a small amount of coconut pink for inside the ears and the bowtie, if desired. Use red licorice for whiskers and gumdrops or jelly beans for the eyes and nose.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.

Attribution

Recipe from the kitchen of Linda Jolly - Arizona.