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Chocolate Bunny Butt Cake

Is this funny bunny digging in the dirt and raiding the garden of carrots? Hop to it and make this all chocolate bunny butt cake recipe before he gets away! Learn to make this recipe with our how-to.

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Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 3 hr 40 min
Servings 15

Ingredients

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® dark chocolate or devil’s food cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

: Tray or cardboard covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

1: container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

: Red food color

1: large marshmallow, cut in half lengthwise

2: cups shredded coconut

2: cups coarsely crushed chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 40 cookies)

2: strawberry or cherry stretchy and tangy taffy candies (from 6-oz bag)

1: roll Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® punch berry chewy fruit snack (from 5-oz box)

3: green-colored sour candies, separated into strips

: Construction paper

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 1 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl (8 inches across top) with shortening; coat with flour (do not use cooking spray). Lightly grease 3 muffin cups in regular-size muffin pan.
2 Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour cake batter in 3 muffin cups, filling two-thirds full. Pour remaining batter into 1 1/2-quart bowl.
3 Bake cupcakes 17 to 21 minutes, bowl 47 to 53 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from muffin cups and bowl; place rounded sides up on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. If necessary, cut off rounded tops of cakes.
4 Spoon all but 2 tablespoons of the frosting into large bowl. Add red food color to the bowl to make desired pink color. Place bowl cake on tray cut side down; spread 1/3 cup frosting over cake. Use frosting to adhere cupcakes to bowl cake for feet and bunny tail. Use toothpicks if necessary. Place marshmallow halves, cut sides down, on tops of 2 cupcakes to make heels of feet. Spread thin layer of frosting over side and top of cake to seal in crumbs. Freeze cake 30 to 45 minutes to set frosting.
5 Spread remaining frosting over cake, using reserved 2 tablespoons white frosting to frost the bunny tail. Sprinkle with coconut; press gently to adhere. Surround bunny with crushed chocolate cookies. Use rolling pin to press strawberry candies into 2 large rectangles. Cut 2 large ovals and 6 small circles out of candy. Press onto bottoms of bunny feet, using frosting if needed.
6 Roll up fruit snack to make carrot shapes. Cut green sour candies in half crosswise; press into large end of each carrot to make greens on carrot. Cut ears from construction paper; wrap ends that will be inserted into cake with plastic food wrap. Insert into cake. Remove ears, plastic wrap and toothpicks before serving. Store loosely covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Need to bake the cake in batches? Just cover and refrigerate batter in the mixing bowl while the first batch is baking. An extra minute or two for baking the second batch may be needed.

Sprinkle chocolate cookie crumbs on the feet to make it look like the bunny was digging.

Soften the taffy candy in the microwave on High for 5 to 7 seconds to make it easier to flatten.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 470
Calories from Fat: 180),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 20g; 20%
(Saturated Fat 8g, 8% Trans Fat 2g 2% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 460mg; 460%;
Total Carbohydrate: 67g; 67%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 43g 43% ),
Protein: 4g; 4%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

4 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 3/26/2013 3:29:51 PM REPORT ABUSE paytongirls said:

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My daughter and I made the Bunny Butt Cake last year. It was a big hit! We used fruit leather for the ears and foot pads and since we don't like coconut (except in drinks with umbrellas) we put white chocolate in the fridge and shaved it with a grater for fur! Also, a few stategically placed brown or black jellybeans really made everyone giggle!

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Posted 4/19/2012 9:33:46 AM REPORT ABUSE Sherial said:

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I made this for Easter and it was so cute! I used a strawberry cake and split the big round layer and filled it with cream cheese frosting and sliced strawberries. Then I used a whipped cream and white chocolate pudding type frosting over all, white, and tinted some coconut pink and mixed white and pink coconut to cover. The rest I followed the recipe. It was awesome!

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Posted 4/9/2012 1:28:03 PM REPORT ABUSE longleggzs said:

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I used toasted coconut for the "fur" and it gave it a cool look and extra taste treat. Cause I am not skilled with cutting circles I used a Beer cap for the foot pad and a pen cap for the smaller pads. The beer cap made a scalloped edge but it looked cute with the overall presentation.

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