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Preheat oven to 350F. Grease two loaf pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
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Crack in the egg, spoon in the sour cream, and pour in the oil and the vanilla. Mix with a wooden spoon until just combined.
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Pour in the boiling water, and slowly mix until smooth and liquidy.
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Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
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Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool completely.
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Cut cake into 1-inch thick slices. Use a bunny cookie cutter to cut cake slices into bunny shapes. Freeze them when preparing for the vanilla cake.
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To prepare the vanilla cake, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
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In another bowl, mix eggs and sugar until well combined. Gradually add oil and vanilla, mix until just blended.
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Slowly add half the flour mixture; mix until just blended. Add the buttermilk, mix until just blended. Add remaining flour mixture, mix until batter is combined and smooth.
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Remove the bunny cake cut outs from freezer. Stack them together to make a long bunny log. Line it in the bottom of the other cake pan. Pour the vanilla cake batter in the pan to cover the bunny cake cut outs.
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Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
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Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool completely.
