Food Network: Easter Bunny Cake

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Easter Bunny Cake
Recipe courtesy "Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Desserts," Miramax Books, 2003

Ingredients
Cake and Frosting:
1 (18.25-ounce) box classic yellow cake mix
1 1/3 cups water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 (16-ounce) containers strawberry frosting
1 (14-ounce) bag sweetened flaked coconut

Decorations:
1/2 cup milk chocolate morsels, melted
2 semisweet chocolate morsels

1 sugar coated gum drop candy
1 red licorice lace, cut into 6 equal pieces
2 miniature marshmallows
1 big chocolate chunk cookie, cut in half
3 large marshmallows

Special Equipment:
1 (6-inch) round metal bowl
1 (8-inch) round metal bowl
Wooden toothpicks

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter and flour the metal bowls. Combine the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in
another clean bowl. Beat for 2 minutes or until well blended. Pour 2 cups of
batter into the smaller prepared bowl; pour remaining batter into larger prepared
bowl. Bake smaller cake for 40 minutes and larger cake for 45 minutes, or until
toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cakes on
cooling rack for 30 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling rack and cool
completely.

Cut larger cake in half, forming 2 half-moon pieces. Spread 1/4 cup of frosting
over flat top of each piece. Place pieces cut side down on work surface, adhering
frosted sides together. Trim 1-inch from 1 end of the cake; discard trimmings.
Repeat with the smaller cake. Place larger cake on a serving platter. Spread 2
tablespoons of frosting over trimmed end of smaller cake. Place trimmed end of
smaller cake against trimmed end of larger cake. Spread remaining frosting over

cakes to cover completely. Sprinkle with all but 1/2 cup of the coconut, pressing
to adhere.

Brush melted milk chocolate over both sides of the cookie halves to coat
completely. Sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup coconut; set aside to dry. Press 2
semisweet chocolate morsels onto bunny face for eyes. Using toothpicks, secure
jellied candy onto bunny face for nose. Using toothpicks, secure licorice pieces
onto face for whiskers. Using toothpicks, secure miniature marshmallows onto bunny
face for teeth. Make 2-inch deep cuts atop bunny head; insert chocolate cookie
halves for ears. Roll large marshmallows together; using toothpick, secure onto
bunny for tail.