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Easter Basket Cake

Offer to bring the dessert when you head to Grandma’s house for Easter. Your family will be amazed at your creation!
Prep Time: 30 min
Total Time: 2 hours 18 min
Makes: 12 servings
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1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate fudge frosting
1cup shredded coconut
Green food color
Candy Easter eggs
1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch round 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.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box.
Make the Most of This Recipe
Variation
Instead of a basket, make “funny spring animals playing in the field” by placing animal-shaped marshmallow candy on tinted coconut.
Simplify
Make frosting a little easier by leaving a smooth finish on the cake. Your results will be equally delicious.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 440 (Calories from Fat 190); Total Fat 21g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 4g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 430mg; Total Carbohydrate 59g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 41g); Protein 3Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1 Starch; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 4 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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