premade - Easter Bunny Shaped Cake
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Link: http://www.garvick.com/annual/easter/cakes.htm
premade - Easter Bunny Shaped Cake
2 1/2 cups coconut, divided
rRed food coloring
2, baaked 9 inch round vanilla/white cake layers, cooled
8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
assorted candies for garnish
Tint 1/4 cup of the coconut pink using the food coloring.
Cut 1 cake layer as a half circle shape on each side of the cake
(for the ears) leaving a bow tie shape in the center of the cake.
The bow tie shape should be about 1 1/2 inches wide at the widest part.
Leave one layer whole. Arrange whole cake layer in center of
cake platter, place half circle shapes on the top pointing up for
the bunnies ears.
Place the remaining piece at the bottom of the whole cake layer
to make a bow tie.
Frost with whipped topping.
Sprinkle center of bunny's ears and bowtie with pink coconut.
Sprinkle white coconut over bunny's head and outer edge of ears
and bowtie.
Decorate with candies for eyes, nose, mouth and whiskers
Makes 16 servings.
Hint:
You could use sugar coated fruit drops for the eyes nose and
mouth, or even chocolate chips, and then maybe outline the
ears and bow tie with red string licorice.