Ingredients

One package yellow cake mix
One 16-ounce container vanilla frosting
Red licorice
Shredded coconut, tinted green

Grease and flour a 2 1/2-quart ovenproof glass bowl with a rounded bottom. Prepare yellow cake mix according to package directions. Pour into the prepared bowl. Bake according to package directions. Cool in bowl on cooling rack for 15 minutes. Invert onto cooling rack. Cool completely.
To assemble, place cake on serving plate. Frost with vanilla frosting. Apply red licorice to resemble laces on a baseball. Arrange green-tinted coconut around the base of cake, if desired. Makes 12 to 16 servings.

Directions

Note: To tint coconut, combine several drops green food coloring and 1/2 teaspoon water in a small bowl. Add 1 cup flaked coconut. Toss with fork until evenly tinted.