Easter: Fuzzy Baby Chick Cake
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Cocoa
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Powdered instant coffee
1 c Hot Water
1/2 c Butter or marg. melted
2 Eggs slightly beaten
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 1/2 c Semi-sweet choc. chips div.
Vanilla frosting
2 3/4 c Sweetened coconut flakes Divided (2 1/4 c. yellow
1/2 c. orange)*
food coloringRecipe
Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. In large bowl stir together flour sugar cocoa baking soda and salt. Dissolve instant coffee in water; stir into flour mixture with butter eggs and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Set aside 1 choc. chip; stir in remaining chips. Spread batter into prepared pans. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost cake with vanilla or yellow-and orange-tinted vanilla frosting. Press yellow-tinted coconut onto chick body and orange-tinted coconut onto beak and foot. Place reserved chip point side down for eye. Garnish as desired.
* To tint coconut: In small bowl combine 1/2 tsp. water & a few drops of color. With fork toss until evenly tinted.
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