Easter Lamb Cake

 

Easy Pound Cake Ingredients

  • 1 15 oz box yellow cake mix
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • ⅓ c. vegetable oil
  • 1 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix

Additional Items:

  • Frosting ingredients according to your favorite recipe
  • Decorations as desired
  • Wilton lamb cake pan (or other - size will vary amount of batter used)
  • Nonstick spray, vegetable shortening, flour for pan prep

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray both sides of lamb cake mold. Generously grease both sides with shortening, sift flour over molds. Set aside on baking sheet.
  • Combine cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil and eggs in large bowl. Use hand mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium speed for 3-4 minutes until thick.
  • Pour batter in bottom mold (face side without vent hole) until just under edge.
  • Place back/vented part of mold on top of filled half, nestling halves together all the way around.
  • Tie string around neck of mold.
  • Bake 55 minutes. Insert toothpick into vent hole to ensure doneness.
  • Cool cake in mold 5 minutes. Remove top mold, cool 10-15 minutes.
  • Remove cake from mold by flipping it over onto baking sheet, rest on back of lamb. Cool completely.
  • Trim any rough bits, even out bottom of cake, and stand it up.
  • Frost and decorate as desired.