Description
I've been making this cake since 1972. In fact i made it for my youngest sister when she about 5, she's 40 this year! I dug the recipe out this year and made it for our grandchildren, hubby ate most of it though. You can always just use a cake mix and frosting to save time.
Ingredients
- Cake Flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Sugar
- Butter
- Milk
- Vanilla
- Eggs
- Unsweetened Chocolate Squares
- Frosting
- Coconut
- Red Food Coloring
- Green Food Coloring
- Gumdrop
- Red Licorice
Instructions
- Sift flour with soda, slat and sugar
- Soften butter
- Add flour
- Beat 2 minutes at medium speed
- Add vanilla, eggs, chocolate, and 1 / 4 cup milk
- Pour into 2 9-inch layer pans, lined with wax paper,
- Bake 350 for 30 to 35 minutes
- Remove and cool on racks
- Cut one of the layer cakes in half round spade to make a bow tie and two ears
- Frost entire cake
- Tint 1 / 4 cup coconut with red food coloring
- Sprinkle this coconut in the center of the ears
- Use gumdrops for nose, eyes and polka dots on tie, and red licorice strips to make a mouth and whiskers
- If desired, sprinkle additional coconut, tinted green, all around the bunny