Birdhouse Cake Recipe

Name: Birdhouse Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: Makes 18 servings, 1 piece (102 g) each.
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

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

PREP TIME 30m	COOK TIME 1h	TOTAL TIME 1h35m
YIELD Makes 18 servings, 1 piece (102 g) each.

Instructions

Cover bottom of 13x9-inch pan with waxed paper; spray bottom and sides of pan with cooking spray.
Prepare cake batter as directed on package; blend in dry pudding mix.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch cake.
Cool cake in pan 10 min.; invert onto wire rack.
Remove pan and waxed paper; cool cake completely.
Cut cake as shown in Diagram 1.
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.
Beat butter, milk and vanilla with mixer until blended.
Gradually beat in sugar until blended.
Reserve 1/4 cup frosting; frost cake with remaining frosting.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut onto centre of birdhouse.
Tint 1/2 cup of the remaining coconut with a few drops yellow food colouring; sprinkle over bottom edge of house.
Tint remaining coconut with a few drops each of the red and blue food colouring; sprinkle over roof.
Tint reserved frosting as desired; pipe onto cake to resemble bird.
Add decorations to resemble photo.