Coconut Snowball Cake

Name: Coconut Snowball Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces); 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice; 1-3/4 cups whipped topping; 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

This quick-to-make cake so closely resembles a large fluffy snowball that people may admire it instead of eating it. But it tastes so good, says Jan Bass, Council Bluffs, Iowa, that they won't wait long before taking a slice!—Jan Bass, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Ingredients

1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces)
1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
1-3/4 cups whipped topping
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

Place cake on a large serving platter or cake plate. Gently fold cherry juice into the whipped topping; frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

Originally published as Snowball Cake in Crafting Traditions January/February 1996