Easter Bunny 'Butt' Cake

Name: Easter Bunny 'Butt' Cake
Ingredients: 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix (such as Duncan Hines(R)); 1 cup water; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 3 eggs; 1 pound flaked coconut, or more as needed, divided; 3 drops red food coloring, or as needed; 3 drops green food coloring, or as needed; 2 marshmallows, halved lengthwise; 1 (16 ounce) container ready-to-use pink frosting, or more as needed; 3 tablespoons ready-to-use white frosting, or as needed; 1 pink fruit rolls (such as General Mills(R) Fruit Roll-Ups); pink paper bunny ears

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Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix (such as Duncan Hines(R))
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 pound flaked coconut, or more as needed, divided
3 drops red food coloring, or as needed
3 drops green food coloring, or as needed
2 marshmallows, halved lengthwise
1 (16 ounce) container ready-to-use pink frosting, or more as needed
3 tablespoons ready-to-use white frosting, or as needed
1 pink fruit rolls (such as General Mills(R) Fruit Roll-Ups)
pink paper bunny ears

Directions

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["Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 3 muffin cups. Grease and flour an oven-proof glass or ceramic bowl.", "Beat cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until just-moistened. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Fill prepared muffin cups with batter; pour remaining batter into prepared oven-proof bowl.", "Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 21 minutes. Let cupcakes cool briefly in the muffin tin before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.", "Bake cake in the preheated oven until golden and a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 33 to 45 minutes. Let cake rest in the bowl for 10 to 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Transfer cooled cake to a serving platter.", "Place 2/3 of the coconut into a resealable plastic bag; add red food coloring, seal the bag, and shake until coconut is shaded pink. Repeat process until coconut is your desired shade of pink.", "Measure out about 1/2 cup of remaining coconut and place in a bowl. Pour remaining coconut into another resealable plastic bag; add green food coloring, seal the bag, and shake until coconut is shaded green. Repeat process until coconut is your desired shade of green.", "Secure 2 cupcakes, tops against the cake, with toothpicks to one end of the cake to form bunny \"feet.\"" Place 2 marshmallow halves