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Magician's Bunny Cake

Two baked cake layers, creamy frosting and a variety of purchased candies magically go together to make a terrific birthday cake.
Prep Time: 1 hour 0 min
Total Time: 2 hours 38 min
Makes: 16 servings
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1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® party rainbow chip, yellow or lemon cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Tray or cardboard, 20x16 inches, covered with foil
2containers (16 oz each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy or Whipped vanilla frosting
Colored sugars
Black shoestring licorice
2coconut and marshmallow-covered chocolate cake balls with creamy filling
2large black gumdrops
1pink licorice candy
1large red gumdrop
2pieces candy-coated gum
2sticks striped fruit-flavored gum
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 pans. Cut one round as shown in diagram. Freeze pieces uncovered 1 hour for easier frosting, if desired.
2.Arrange pieces on tray as shown. Frost head and ears with frosting, attaching pieces with small amount of frosting. Frost tie; sprinkle with colored sugars and outline with shoestring licorice.
3.Arrange cake balls on frosting for cheeks. Insert short strips of shoestring licorice into cheeks for whiskers. Outline eyes with shoestring licorice; add short strips for eyelashes. Use black gumdrops for pupils of eyes, pink licorice candy for nose, red gumdrop for mouth and gum for teeth. Cut striped gum into narrow pieces and place in centers of ears. Decorate with magician's hat and magic wand if desired. Store loosely covered.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box.
Magician's Bunny Cake
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Health Twist
Shell shocked? Just follow the directions on box if using fat-free egg product or egg whites.
How-To
If you’d like to make “grass” to sprinkle around the bunny, just shake shredded or flaked coconut with a few drops green food color in a plastic bag or covered jar.
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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 480 (Calories from Fat 190); Total Fat 21g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 5g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 390mg; Total Carbohydrate 70g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 53g); Protein 3Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1 Starch; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 4 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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