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Ingredients
Cake
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2 cups
all purpose flour
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1/2
cup shortening
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1 1/2
cups sugar
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1 cup
milk
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3 1/2
teaspoons baking powder
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1 1/4
teaspoons vanilla
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1 teaspoon
salt
Cream
Cheese Frosting
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1 (3
ounce package) cream cheese; softened
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dash
salt
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1 tablespoon
milk
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2 1/2
cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
Method
Cake
Preheat
the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease
and flour the cake pans (rub bottom of pan with butter or
shortening,
then sprinkle flour in the pan; tap the pan until flour
spreads
and covers pan bottom)
Sift
the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into the electric mixer bowl.
Add
the shortening, milk, vanilla, and eggs.
Mix
on low speed for one minute.
Scrape
the sides of the bowl, then turn mixer to high speed.
Beat
for 3 minutes.
Pour
into pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick
inserted
in the cake center comes out clean (not sticky!).
Cool
in pans for 10 minutes, then turn cake layers onto a wire rack.
Frosting
Place
the cream cheese, milk, vanilla, and salt in the electric mixer bowl.
Mix
on medium speed until well blended.
Gradually
add sugar, beating at medium to high speed until the frosting is smooth
and will spread easily.
If
necessary, add more milk.
Cut
the cooled cake and arrange.
One
layer is left intact, and the other is cut to form the bunny's ears
and
bow tie.
Spread
the frosting between the head, ear, and bow tie pieces, then
over
top and sides.
Add
jelly beans for the bunny's eyes, strips of licorice for whiskers.
You
could also cover the rabbit with coconut for a very special Easter dessert!
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