Easter Bunny Cake

Want to a fun project to make and eat with kids?!  Try a Bunny Cake!

I actually learned this in a Home Economics class in Jr High. Today I was asked to give instructions on how to make one. Have fun!

What you'll need:

• 2 - 9"round cakes (for instructions use 9" or change sizes to fit your cake size) I like Strawberry, white or yellow.  Pre-make these in advance to be cooled, especially if for a class setting. They could even be frozen.
• Coconut (white)
• Coconut (pink or dye some with food coloring)
• White frosting (enough to cover most of two cakes)
• Pink Frosting (small amount)
• A small tube of black piping for mouth
• Gumdrops or round colored candy for eyes and nose
• black shoestring licorice
• ALTERNATE: If allergic to Coconut use white sugar beads  or other to create fur

Cut the ears and bow:

See the diagram below and picture for the bunny image.  Use one 9" round cake for the bunny face.  The other gets two arc cuts to make the ears and the middle part makes a bow.  *Try to match the same curve as the outside of the circle.  imagine you are cutting a baseball image.* I suggest cutting it on parchment or wax paper to make moving the bow easier.  Use a spatula or the paper to move the ears into place.

Decoration instructions:

Poke with a toothpick, fork or slightly cut or mark the inside area of the ears to outline where the pink of the ears will go.  The ears will be white on the sides and edges. The inside will be pink, like the inside of a real bunny's ears.  Ice them in the appropriate colors and sprinkle the same coconut color on top to make it look furry. Ice the face in white and place the candies on the face.  Blue or green gumdrops for the eyes, a red, black or pink gumdrop for the nose and licorice for the whiskers.  Use your small tube of black icing for the mouth or use more licorice. Sprinkle the white coconut on the face. Place the bow below the face and use the pink icing on top. (Alternate you could make a boy bunny in blue or use any other color, you'll just need more icing or add food coloring to your left over white icing if finished with the bunny part.)

Show us your cakes!! I'd love to see your own creations!  Send your pictures to goodknitkisses@gmail.com and I'll post them on this blog.  Happy Easter everyone! -Kristen





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The Crochet Crowd - Press Release mentions GoodKnit Kisses KRISTEN!

the crochet crowd: The Crochet Crowd - Press Release: "You never heard this from me and I will deny it if anyone asks me. The Crochet Crowd has been chosen to do a world wide premiere of a brand new product for crafters.

To share in this amazing opportunity, I have invited my friend and tutorial host, Kristen Mangus, to collabourate the unveiling of this product on camera at the end of this month...."

So fun & cool! I CANNOT WAIT to help roll out this new product. it is exciting to be part of a new product that crafters will be excited about. You are going to want to stay tuned in....read the above linked article and watch for my YouTube video at the end of the month!

Happy Looming!

Kristen

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The Bug has Bitten!!

I've decided I'm allergic to chocolate. I MUST be. It makes things swell and enlarge!!

You can breakout from chocolate and it's not a good idea when you already have a mild milk allergy like I do. I've decided my Prescription. Spring Cleaning. I'm Dr. Mom and I'm writing it myself. I pray the Lord will give me gentle reminders that I'm allergic and to avoid at all costs because it is deadly!

Cleaning over Chocolate?
It's the furthest from your mind. But think about it. Chocolate is a comfort food. It can be very satisfying and comforting or relaxing, although fleeting. While Cleaning isn't relaxing, the satisfaction of clearing a pile of junk mail, cards & old paid bills into a few filed items, after some recycling & fun shredding, the satisfaction is quite high and it's like your mind has relaxed. A reprieve for the brain. A small victory on a challenging day. A dead place in your space has opened for imagination and creativity where there was none. Fertile ground if you will. Just like when we choose forgiveness instead of begrudging someone the weight has lifted. Besides, it really hurts ourselves and not our Enemy. I wanna keep up with the clutter not the clutter keeping me up!

Our body's go on Mini Retreats to the spa or nail salon. We go on vacation to "get away from it all". But it returns as soon as we do!

For some it's shopping therapy. It's for the mind or even our "soul" or emotions we think; but I say that's expensive and dangerous! It goes away quickly leaving us still needing something more. Just like that last chocolate morsel with your next sip of coffee or taste of toothpaste.

No clutter, no fat. I'm game! The Spring Cleaning Bug has bit me and I'M GAME!!

My Challenge: Build my own website

Step 1: Purchase the site GoodKnitKisses.com
DONE!
Step 2: Get someone to host it. DONE!
Step 3: Get to the REAL work.

So I'm fairly new to this but I'm open for the challenge. Pushing past some terrible falls in the past I'm determined that I'm smart enough to do this. I just have to not give up as I have in the past. My goal is the have a site that will function as database central for my tutorials on YouTube, a special spot for my knit & jewelry items, a resting spot for this blog and a few pages for patterns, reference materials and photos.

I can do this. I know it may be slower than I hope but if I'm patient the reward will be great! Pray for me and wish me the best please! :-)

Kristen

New Flyers - What do you think??!

I created these to show off some of my work for an artist fair, just for display purposes.  Its not a craft fair but I'll be setting out business cards and these.  What do you all thing?  PLEASE PLEASE comment below or message me.

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