Hip Hop Bunny Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

2 baked 9-inch round carrot cake layers, cooled

1pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2cup butter, softened

1pkg. (16 oz.) Powdered sugar

2tsp. Vanilla

1pkg. (7 oz.) BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut, divided

Few drops red food coloring

1/2tsp. Water

Decorations: 2 pieces red string licorice, 2 large flat gumdrop candies, 17 small gumdrops

Make it

CUT 1 cake layer as shown in Diagram 1. Arrange cakes on tray or large platter as shown in Diagram 2.

BEAT cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla with mixer until well blended; frost cake.

RESERVE 1/4 cup coconut. Mix food coloring and water; toss with remaining coconut until evenly tinted. Sprinkle over cake. Add reserved coconut for the cheeks and inner ears. Add decorations to resemble photo.