Birdhouse Cake

Name: Birdhouse Cake
Ingredients: 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

9 ingredients

17 steps

Ingredients

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

Directions

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.