Coconut Lamb Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).grease and flour a lamb mold. Prepare cake mix as directed on the package.
2. 2
   Pour batter into the face half of well-greased lamb mold. cover with back of mold and wire or tie mold together. Place mold face down on baking sheet.
3. 3
   Bake for 15 minutes at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake 35 minutes longer.
4. 4
   Remove mold from oven and remove the back of the mold. Allow lamb to cool in face half of mold for about 5 minutes. Loosen cake from sides of mold and remove carefully. Stand lamb cake upright on cake rack until cool. When cool, frost with snow frosting and cover with coconut.
5. 5
   To make Snow Frosting: In the top of a small double boiler, Combine egg white, sugar, dash of salt, water and light corn syrup. Beat with rotary egg beater about 1 minute or until thoroughly mixed. Cook over rapidly boiling water, beating constantly with rotary egg beater 4 minutes, or until frosting will stand in stiff peaks. Remove from boiling water, add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and beat 1 minute, or until thick enough to spread.