Abstract Easter Cake

So it started out as a bunny cake, but then somehow morphed into a goose cake. Regardless, it’s simple and delicious, and was made with love. How can one resist a cake with green coconut and jellybeans?

The frosting is a simple buttercream recipe (basically butter and powdered sugar thrown into a mixer with food coloring), and the cake itself is even simpler.

Lazy Day Cake (courtesy of Better Homes & Gardens)

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.