Daisy Cake

photo by:kraft

He loves me, he loves me not…? It really doesn't matter, because there's cake. You'll fall hard for this lemony treat featuring sweet coconut and fluffy marshmallows.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

1 hr 45 min

servings

total:

12 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

1/2

cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut

1 to 2

drops yellow food coloring

cups JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows

bite-size bug-shaped chewy fruit snacks

piece string licorice (8 inch)

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

GREASE and flour 1-qt. ovenproof bowl and 9-inch round pan. Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Pour about half the batter into prepared bowl. Pour remaining batter into prepared pan.

BAKE 9-inch layer 23 to 25 min. and bake batter in bowl 33 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes 10 min. Loosen cakes from sides of pan and bowl with knife. Invert cakes onto wire racks; gently remove pan and bowl. Cool cakes completely.

CUT 9-inch cake layer into 16 wedges. Place inverted bowl cake on large serving board or tray; surround with cake wedges to resemble flower petals. Frost with COOL WHIP.

TINT coconut with food coloring. (See Tip.) Press coconut into COOL WHIP on center cake. Decorate with remaining ingredients to resemble photo.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation

Prepare using JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

How to Tint Coconut

Place coconut in resealable plastic bag. Add food coloring. Close bag; shake to evenly tint coconut.

Storage Know-How

Wrap any leftover cake with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.

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a cook

posted:4/16/2006

The cake tasted great. My friends thought it was perfect and loved the lemon taste. It is a time consuming cake to decorate and you need a large area to place the cake on but it is worth it!

gdsolorzano

posted:4/9/2006

This cake was fabulous! I used applesauce instead of oil and I didn't totally ice the petals, only on the tops (and used store bought icing). At any rate I had people asking for the recipe, asking if it was homemade and I don't even like cake and I loved it. Plus the birthday girl was beside herself because she had a flower cake.

DD5505

posted:3/29/2006

This cake was fun and a very cute addition to a Sunday meal. It was nice that the petals were already cut and people could just each serve themselves one to east.

camry2930

posted:3/28/2006

I made this cake for my daughter's Daisy troop. It was a big hit! My only complaint was frosting all the petals and putting the marshmallows on it. It was very tedious and messy! Overall, it was a fun cake to serve.

yvonne1969

posted:3/16/2006

I made this very cute cake for my daughter's 13th birthday. All of her friends, as well as herself, just loved it. I thought it would be difficult to make but it was actually very fun and went together very easily.

Daryl64

posted:2/28/2006

I would make it again under the right conditions but it was ALOT of work. The only problem I had with it was frosting the petals with whipped cream. That was not easy!

sheri530

posted:10/3/2005

I made this for my 4 yr old daughter's birthday party. Everyone loved it! I loved how easy it really was. The "petals" of the cake were rather small and easily fell over. Next time I make this recipe I will cut larger pieces.

3leaf

posted:8/9/2005

I made this cake for my daughter's 1st birthday. She got the middle. I used colored marshmellos for the petals. What a treat!!!

a cook

posted:7/31/2005

Not that easy to make but its beautiful for spring parties.

jd3237

posted:6/12/2005

I'm not artsy fartsy, so this was a challenge for me, but once I got in the groove, it went along very nicely. It did take longer than the recommended time, but as a beginner, I figured it would. I did have trouble finding gummy bugs. It was my first attempt at doing any thing like this and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.