INGREDIENTS
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FOR CAKE
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3 cups flour, sifted
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3 cups sugar
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4 eggs, large
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
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1 cup sour cream
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons rum extract, optional
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FOR THE FROSTING
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1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
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1 heaping teaspoon vanilla
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powdered sugar and half and half or milk to make the right consistency
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FOR DECORATING
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1 bag of flaked coconut
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2 raisins
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1 maraschino cherry
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red food color
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piece of ribbon
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paper Easter basket grass
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assorted jellybeans