[realfood] Sassy's Stuff

 
 
Easter Bunny Cake
easy way to make a bunny cake
You don't have to spend a lot of money on a fancy cake pan to make a cute Easter Bunny Cake - try this easy way to make a bunny cake that your family will love!
2 round cakes
white frosting
1 large pkg coconut
food coloring sprinkles
assorted candies & jelly beans
colored icing in a tube
small bowl cool whip
1. You will need 2 round cakes - your choice on flavor. You can use the packaged kind or our recipe for white cakeif you want to make it from scratch.
2. Cover a large piece of cardboard or flat cake pan with foil.
3. Cut one cake into the bunny shapes as shown above.
 
4. Arrange the cake pieces onto your cardboard or flat cake pan.
5. Frost the bunny cake.
Reserve a small amount of frosting for the bowtie and color it with food coloring of your choice. I usually make mine blue but you can have any color of bowtie you like!
6. Sprinkle white coconut on everything but the bowtie and middle of ears. Color a small amount of coconut pink for middle of ears. Sprinkle pink coconut into center of ears.
7. Now comes the fun part! Decorate your bunny cake to make the eyes, nose and mouth.

You can use just about anything - from drawing out the face with tube frosting to licorice for whiskers, jellybeans for eyes and nose, etc. Just have fun and remember, there is always next year to make a new bunny in different colors.
I usually use colored sprinkles on the bowtie.
8. Now take your coolwhip and spread a small layer around the sides of your bunny. Take the rest of the coconut and color it green with food coloring. Then sprinkle it around the bunny to make Easter grass. (the coolwhip helps the green coconut to stick) To put the finishing touch on your bunny cake, sprinkle some jelly beans in the "Easter grass" coconut.
* I make this every year for my kids and they love it!!
 
Comebacks To "Why Aren't You Married Yet?"
 
1. You haven't asked yet.
 
2. I was hoping to do something meaningful with my life.
 
3. Because I just love hearing this question.
 
4. Just lucky, I guess.
 
5. It gives my mother something to live for.
 
6. My fiancée is awaiting his/her parole.
 
7. I'm still hoping for a shot at Miss/Mr. America.
 
8. Do you know how hard it is to get two tickets to Miss Saigon?
 
9. I'm waiting until I get to be your age.
 
10. It didn't seem worth a blood test.
 
11. I already have enough laundry to do, thank you.
 
12. Because I think it would take all the spontaneity out of dating.
 
13. My co-op board doesn't allow spouses.
 
14. I'd have to forfeit my billion dollar trust fund.
 
15. They just opened a great singles bar on my block.
 
16. I wouldn't want my parents to drop dead from sheer happiness.
 
17. I guess it just goes to prove that you can't trust those voodoo doll rituals.
 
18. What? And lose all the money I've invested in running personal ads?
 
19. I don't want to have to support another person on my paycheck.
 
20. Why aren't you thin?
 
21. I'm married to my career, although recently we have been considering a trial separation.
 
22. (Bonus reply for Single Mothers) Because having a husband and a child would be redundant.
 

 
 
"Household Tips"
 
Fixing A Shower Curtain:
Here's an easy way to give new life to that shower curtain: You can patch those torn places in a plastic curtain (where the rings have pulled away) simply by cutting a 2" x 1" piece of clear contact paper and folding it lengthwise over the top of the tear to fully cover the rip and shower ring hole. Then take a hole puncher and punch directly over the ring hole. This will give you a near invisible fix and save the cost of a new curtain! This trick can save you some money, especially if you have kids or a husband who are always pulling on the curtain. You can also wash it in the washing machine with a towel and a small amount of bleach and detergent. BUT, be careful about putting them in the dryer. Be sure to use a LOW heat setting as they can, and will, melt on a high heat setting.

Adhesive Tape:
Remove tape residue from skin using cooking oil or peanut butter. on hard surfaces such as glass use solvent, rubbing alcohol or paint thinner. or FRED'S TIP "old fashioned lighter fluid", soak on for a few seconds and wipe off. Great for those annoying sales stickers on auction items. \:

Softer Bristle Brushes:
If your pure bristles paint brushes are stiff, boil them in vinegar for 30 minutes. Allow brushes to cool, remove from pan and let dry. Bristles will be nice and flexible.

"Sanding Drywall:
To clean up the dust created when sanding drywall, add vinegar to the cleaning water.
 
Clean Brass:
To clean brass combine one-quarter cup of salt in enough vinegar to dissolve the salt. Add flour to make a paste.
 
Polish Brass:
Polish brass with Worcestershire sauce and then brighten by rubbing with olive oil after each polishing.

Clean The Dishwasher:
One cup of orange juice crystals (Tang) added to the wash cycle of the dishwasher will help remove brown stains on the inside of the dishwasher. (Or us ascorbic acid crystals)

Vitamin C:
Put one or two 1,000 mg vitamin C tablets down a clogged drain and let sit overnight. Flush with clean, hot water. You can also put one or two vitamin C into the toilet and let sit over night. It makes a great natural deodorizer. (Vitamin C is also great for cut flowers)

Crayon On Wallpaper:
To remove crayon marks from wallpaper, wipe the mark with a paste made of cornstarch and water

Keep The Dampnes Out:
Fill a coffee can with charcoal briquettes and place in the back of your closet - it'll attract moisture so your clothes stay dry and never smell musty.
 
Add Lemon For Bathroom Sparkle:
If water deposits are making the bathroom fixtures dull , rub them with half a lemon and watch them shine.

Drain Opener:
Dissolve 1/2 cup baking soda and 1 cup vinegar in boiling water and pour down the drain. Continue to flush with hot tap water until the clog breaks.

To Remove a BrokenLight Bulb Out Of a Socket:
First turn of the power, then stick a soft bar of soap (or raw potato) into the jagged edges of glass and then use the soap (or potato) as a handle to unscrew it easily and safely. ... after the lightbulb's been removed "Don't eat the potato, don't wash anyone's mouth out with that soap".
 
 
CHEESE BREAD
 
INGREDIENTS:

* About 7 cups sifted flour

* 2 Tablespoons sugar

* 1 Tablespoon salt

* 2 packages dry yeast

* 2-1/4 cups milk

* 3 Tablespoons margarine

* 1 pound extra sharp Cheddar cheese, grated

* 2 eggs

* 1 Tablespoon caraway seeds (optional)

TO PREPARE:

In large bowl combine 2-1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast.  Combine milk and margarine in saucepan.  Bring to a boil.  Cool to lukewarm.

Add to dry ingredients; beat until blended (may be done in mixer).  Add 1 cup flour, beat; add cheese and eggs.  Gradually add remaining flour; knead until smooth and elastic.

Put in greased bowl, turning to grease top.  Cover.  Let rise in warm place until double in bulk.

Punch dough down, divide into loaves.  Place in well-greased pans (2 large, 3 medium or 4 small).  Cover.  Let rise in warm place until double in bulk.

Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes, depending on size of pans.  Remove from pans at once.  Cool on wire rack.

YIELD: 2 large loaves

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