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Easy Easter Bunny Cake

This Easy Easter Bunny Cake will be perfect for your after dinner dessert. Since we start with a boxed cake mix, it is super simple. Let the kids help decorate.... they will LOVE it!
Author: Jen CIncyshopper

Ingredients

  • 1 box White Cake Mix plus Ingredients
  • 2 Stick Butter softened
  • 4 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 8 oz Coconut Flakes divided
  • 20 drops Blue Food Coloring
  • 3 drops Red Food Coloring
  • 6 drops Green Food Coloring
  • 2 Pink Jelly Beans
  • 1 Black Jelly Beans
  • 6 Twizzlers Pull n Peel Snack Size

Instructions

  • Make cake according to box directions for two 9" layers.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Beat butter and gradually add in powdered sugar until blended and fluffy.
  • Transfer 1/3 of frosting to seperate bowl.
  • Add blue food coloring to small bowl and whip to blend color.
  • Measure across center of one of cake layers and mark with a toothpick 3" in from each side.
  • Using a large pan lid (about 12") Cut ears from each side, leaving bow tie.
  • Position pieces as shown and frost head and ears with white frosting.
  • Position bow tie and frost with blue frosting.
  • Place 1/2 cup coconut in small bowl and add red food coloring while stirring with fork to distribute.
  • Place remaining coconut in large bowl and add green food coloring while stirring with fork to distribute.
  • Position black jelly bean as nose and pink jelly beans as eyes.
  • Separate Twizzlers and use pink pieces to outline ears, make whiskers and mouth.
  • Use pink coconut to fill in ears.
  • Use green coconut around outside of cake.