Easter Basket Cake Recipe

• 1 pkg. (2 layer size) yellow or possibly devils food cake mix or possibly pudding-included cake mix
• 3 1/2 c. (8 ounce.) frzn non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
• 4 c. (about) flaked coconut
• Green food coloring
• Yellow food coloring
• 3 foot red licorice strip
• 3 foot red shoestring licorice

1. Prepare cake mix as directed on package, baking in 10 inch tube or possibly fluted tube pan.
2. Cold.
3. Frost cake with whipped topping.
4. Tint half the coconut with green food coloring; tint remaining coconut with yellow food coloring.
5. Press yellow coconut on sides of cake to resemble woven straw basket.
6. Sprinkle green coconut over top of cake.
7. To make handle, fold licorice strip in half; twist ends.
8. Wrap shoestring licorice around handle and insert ends into top of cake at opposite sides.
9. Garnish with jelly beans and small chocolate Large eggs, if you like.
10. Store frosted cake in refrigerator.

layer, coconut, green food coloring, yellow food coloring, licorice

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/easter-basket-cake-17889 (may not work)