Easter Basket Cake

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup self-rising flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup 2% milk
• 2 None eggs, at room temperature
• 1 lb vanilla icing
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 4-6 drops green food coloring
• 24 inches ribbon
• 3 None pipe cleaners, to decorate
• 6 None edible sugar roses, to decorate
• None None assorted candy eggs, to decorate

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease and line an 8 inch cake pan with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter, sugar, flour, milk and eggs on low speed. Increase speed to medium and beat for 1-2 mins, or until mixture is pale and smooth. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 35-40 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Transfer to a serving plate.
3. Using a serrated knife, level top of cake. Cut out center of cake to form a basket shape. Frost cake with vanilla icing. Color coconut with green food coloring. Sprinkle in middle of cake and a little around the side to resemble grass. Wrap ribbon around pipe cleaners and insert into cake to form a handle. Decorate with sugar roses and fill basket with candy eggs.

butter, sugar, flour, milk, eggs, vanilla icing, shredded coconut, inches ribbon, pipe cleaners, sugar roses, eggs

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