Title: Fuzzy Baby Chick Cake
Categories: Cake Dessert Holiday
Yield: 1 Cake

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

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.

From: Robert Miles Date: 04-06-98 (23:46) The Once And Future Legend (1) Cooking

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