Quick & Easy Coconut Cake

Contributed by Pam Clark

1 white or yellow cake
mix, cook according to
directions in two pans
(Quick version — use an
already cooked store
bought round pound
cake)
1 pkg. frozen coconut
flakes (thawed)
1 small (8 oz.) sour cream
(don’t substitute light
or non–fat)
1 small container

Cool Whip
1/2 cup granulated sugar
(You may decrease this if
coconut is already
sweetened)

Cook cake according to directions. After it has cooled, slice each layer horizontally using a bread knife. Mix other four ingredients by hand until loosely blended; do not beat, this is the frosting. Place first layer of cake on a plate. Using about one fourth of the frosting. Cover layer completly. Continue until you have covered all the layers.

This cake needs to stay refrigerated. Hint: Put in a plastic cake holder with lid that will fit into your refrigerator. This cake tastes better made a day before, giving the frosting time to soak into the cake. Keep refrigerated after serving.

Jelly Bean Bark

1 Tbsp. melted butter
1–1/4 pounds white
candy coating
2 cups miniature
jelly beans

Line a 15–in. x 10–in. x1–in. pan with foil. Brush with butter; set aside. Place the candy coating in a microwave–safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, at 70% power for 3–4 minutes; stir until smooth. Spread into prepared pan. Sprinkle with jelly beans. Let stand until set before breaking into pieces. Yield: two pounds.

Easter Bird Nests

Contributed by Pam Clark

11 oz. butterscotch
morsels
1–5 oz. can
chow mein noodles
4 Tbsp. Half & Half or
light cream
One bag minature pastel
jelly beans or pastel
malted mini eggs
Put the bag of butterscotch morsels in microwave bowl; pour in the Half & Half and stir.

IMPORTANT: Use the defrost button for about 30 seconds. Take out and stir until smooth. If it is not melted, put back in for 10 more seconds and add about a teaspoon more of half & half.

Add can of chow mein noodles and stir until coated. Take a hefty tablespoon of the mixture and drop on a waxed paper covered sheet pan. Push 3 eggs immediately in the middle of the stack.

Let mixture harden, then wrap in plastic wrap and place in Easter basket.