Birdhouse Cake

• 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
• 1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jell-O Vanilla Instant Pudding
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 2-2/3 cups sweetened shredded coconut, divided
• yellow, red and blue food colouring
• decorations: 1 large flat gumdrop candy, 3 small assorted candies

1. Cover bottom of 13x9-inch pan with waxed paper; spray bottom and sides of pan with cooking spray.
2. Prepare cake batter as directed on package; blend in dry pudding mix.
3. Pour into prepared pan.
4. Bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch cake.
5. Cool cake in pan 10 min.
6. ; invert onto wire rack.
7. Remove pan and waxed paper; cool cake completely.
8. Cut cake as shown in Diagram 1.
9. Arrange on tray or large platter as shown in Diagrams 2 and 3 , turning piece B onto its side so it is higher than piece A, and placing pieces C and D over pieces E and F to form raised peak of roof, trimming corners of C and D where they meet at peak.
10. Beat butter, milk and vanilla with mixer until blended.
11. Gradually beat in sugar until blended.
12. Reserve 1/4 cup frosting; frost cake with remaining frosting.
13. Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut onto centre of birdhouse.
14. Tint 1/2 cup of the remaining coconut with a few drops yellow food colouring; sprinkle over bottom edge of house.
15. Tint remaining coconut with a few drops each of the red and blue food colouring; sprinkle over roof.
16. Tint reserved frosting as desired; pipe onto cake to resemble bird.
17. Add decorations to resemble photo.

yellow cake, butter, milk, vanilla, icing sugar, coconut, food colouring, flat gumdrop candy

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/birdhouse-cake-133664.aspx (may not work)