EASTER BASKET CAKE
Your guests won't guess how simple it is to cut and assemble this crowd-pleasing cake. Food coloring brightens the store-bought frosting that decorates the basket and eggs, and turns flaked coconut into green Easter grass.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 8-10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour the batter into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; invert cake onto a wire rack to cool completely. , Referring to this diagram, cut cake into a basket, handle and six eggs. Arrange basket and handle on a 19x14-in. covered board. Place 1/4 cup of frosting in each of three bowls; tint one pink, one yellow and one blue. Place 1 cup frosting in another bowl; tint purple. Leave the remaining frosting white., Frost the basket purple. Frost the sides of the handle white. Cut a hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag insert star tip #32. Fill with white frosting. Pipe a robe border on the handle and on the top and bottom of basket, For grass, place coconut in a resealable plastic bag; add green food coloring. Seal bag and shake to tint. Sprinkle above the top of the basket., Frost and decorate eggs as desired with white and tinted frosting. Arrange in and around basket.
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XarianNotHere
[email protected]This cake was a little dry, but overall it was still good.
Sk Robiul
[email protected]This cake is so cute and festive! It's perfect for Easter.
Owen Wamburu
[email protected]I'm not much of a baker, but this cake was easy to make and turned out perfect!
Chuda Raja
[email protected]I made this cake for my Easter party, and it was a huge hit! Everyone raved about how delicious it was.
Emmy Holland
[email protected]This cake is a little time-consuming to make, but it's totally worth it. It's so delicious and impressive.
Aselita Asmamaw
[email protected]I'm not a fan of coconut, so I omitted the coconut extract from the recipe. The cake still turned out great!
Makeshar Kuma Sahani
[email protected]This cake is perfect for spring! It's light and airy, and the flavors are so fresh.
Uche Victor
[email protected]I'm going to make this cake for my mom's birthday. I know she'll love it.
Aiman Nusra
[email protected]This cake was a huge hit at my Easter brunch. Everyone loved it!
Rhiannon Helm
[email protected]I'm not sure how I feel about the cream cheese frosting. I might try making it with a different frosting next time.
Abubaker Haqrawan
[email protected]This cake is so cute and creative! I love the idea of using a basket as the base.
Qasim Marri
[email protected]I'm definitely going to make this cake for my next party. It looks so festive and delicious.
Gholam Muhammad
[email protected]This cake is absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to try it.
miahasen miahasen
[email protected]I had some trouble getting the cake to rise properly. I think I might have overmixed the batter.
Manoj Budha
[email protected]This cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved it. I think I'll try making it again with less sugar next time.
Umair Irfan
[email protected]I'm not much of a baker, but this cake was surprisingly easy to make. I followed the recipe exactly, and it turned out perfect.
Abubokkot Khan
[email protected]This is the cutest cake I've ever made! It was a little time-consuming to make all the decorations, but it was totally worth it.
Azat
[email protected]I made this cake for my kids' Easter party, and they loved it! They thought it was so much fun to decorate.
TNS GAMING
[email protected]This Easter basket cake was a hit with my family! It was so easy to make, and it turned out so cute.