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Easter Basket Cake

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 18 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 12
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Offer to bring the dessert when you head to Grandma’s house for Easter. Your family will be amazed at your creation!
by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated Feb 15, 2013
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate fudge frosting
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • Green food color
  • Candy Easter eggs, as desired

Directions

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans.
  • 2
    Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side of cake and spread a thin layer of frosting on top of cake. Make a basket weave pattern in frosting on side of cake by drawing inch-long horizontal and vertical lines with tines of fork.
  • 3
    Shake coconut and 3 or 4 drops food color in tightly covered jar until evenly tinted; sprinkle on top of cake. Place candy eggs on coconut. Store loosely covered.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    Instead of a basket, make “funny spring animals playing in the field” by placing animal-shaped marshmallow candy on tinted coconut.
  • tip 2
    Make frosting a little easier by leaving a smooth finish on the cake. Your results will be equally delicious.

Nutrition Information

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  • Offer to bring the dessert when you head to Grandma’s house for Easter. Your family will be amazed at your creation!
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