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Fuzzy Baby Chick Cake
Fuzzy Baby Chick Cake
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Cakes, Easter, Desserts
Ingredients List
- 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 c Sugar
- 1/2 c Cocoa
- 1 1/2 ts Baking soda
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 2 ts Powdered instant coffee
- 1 c Hot Water
- 1/2 c Butter or marg., melted
- 2 Eggs, slightly beaten
- 2 ts Vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 c Semi-sweet choc. chips, div.
- Vanilla frosting
- 2 3/4 c Sweetened coconut flakes
- Divided (2 1/4 c. yellow,
- 1/2 c. orange)*
- Food coloring
Directions
Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. In
large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Dissolve instant coffee in water; stir into flour mixture with butter, eggs
and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Set aside 1 choc. chip; stir in remaining
chips. Spread batter into prepared pans. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until
cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes; remove
from pan to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost cake with vanilla or
yellow-and orange-tinted vanilla frosting. Press yellow-tinted coconut onto
chick body and orange-tinted coconut onto beak and foot. Place reserved
chip point side down for eye. Garnish as desired.
* To tint coconut: In small bowl, combine 1/2 tsp. water & a few drops of
color. With fork, toss until evenly tinted.
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large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Dissolve instant coffee in water; stir into flour mixture with butter, eggs
and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Set aside 1 choc. chip; stir in remaining
chips. Spread batter into prepared pans. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until
cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes; remove
from pan to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost cake with vanilla or
yellow-and orange-tinted vanilla frosting. Press yellow-tinted coconut onto
chick body and orange-tinted coconut onto beak and foot. Place reserved
chip point side down for eye. Garnish as desired.
* To tint coconut: In small bowl, combine 1/2 tsp. water & a few drops of
color. With fork, toss until evenly tinted.
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