Name: Easter Bunny Cake (April)
Ingredients: 1 pk White cake mix; (18.25 ounces); 2 c Heavy cream; (1 pint); 1/3 c Confectioners' sugar; 1/2 inch thick; 1/2 ts Vanilla; 1 c Flaked coconut; 2 dr Red food coloring; 3 Maraschino cherries; 1 Tube black decorating gel; (0.68 ounches)

He stripped off first one robe of honor and then another until, naked, He was fastened to the cross. There He emptied His inmost self, pouring out His lifeblood, giving Himself for all of us. Finally, they laid Him in a borrowed grave. How low was our dear Redeemer brought! How then, can we be proud? Stand at the foot of the cross and count the scarlet drops by which you have been cleansed. See the thorny crown and His scourged shoulders still gushing with the crimson flow of blood. See His hands and feet given up to the rough iron, and His whole self mocked and scorned. See the bitterness, the pangs, and the throes of inward grief show themselves in His outward frame. Hear the chilling shriek, “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). If you are not humbled in the presence of Jesus, you do not know Him. You were so lost that nothing could save you but the sacrifice of God’s only begotten Son. As Jesus stooped for you, bow in humility at His feet. A realization of Christ’s amazing love has a greater tendency to humble us than even a consciousness of our own guilt. Pride cannot live beneath the cross. Let us sit there and learn our lesson. Then let us rise and carry it into practice.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Cakes, Desserts, Holiday’s	20	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	White cake mix; (18.25 ounces)
2	c	Heavy cream; (1 pint)
1/3	c	Confectioners' sugar; 1/2 inch thick
1/2	ts	Vanilla
1	c	Flaked coconut
2	dr	Red food coloring
3		Maraschino cherries
1		Tube black decorating gel; (0.68 ounches)

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix and bake the cake batter according to the package directions for one 8
inch square pan and one 8 inch round pan, making sure the batter is divided
equally so the layers are the same height. Let cool slightly, then remove
to a wire rack to cool completely. Place the round layer on a large
platter. To make the ears for your bunny, cut two half moons out of two
sides of the square cake to resemble a large bow tie shape. Place the cut
half moons on top of the round cake to form the ears. Place the bow tie
shaped cake (the one you cut the half moons from) under the round cake to
give the bunny a bow tie. In a medium sized bowl, with an electric beater
on medium speed, beat the cream, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until
stiff peaks form. Frost the cake with the whipped cream. In a small bowl,
combine the coconut and food coloring stirring until the coconut turns
pink. Place inside the ears and around the sides of the cake. Place the
cherries on top, forming two eyes and a nose, and use the gel to make the
whiskers, mouth, and the center of the bow tie. Cover loosely and chill
until ready to serve.
Note: Be creative and feel free to change the color of the coconut or other
decorations. (I've made this cake and used licorice for the whiskers).
This recipe comes from; Mr. Food® Cool Cravings ISBN 0-688-14579-5
Published in 1997
Recipe by: Mr.Food® (Art Ginsburg) Cool Cravings
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 566 by PLK1028 <PLK1028@aol.com>
on Jan 20, 1998

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