Description
This Easter Bunny Cake is a festive dessert bursting with flavor! It’s simple to make, featuring cake mix, fluffy frosting, and cute decorations, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boxes cake mix prepared according to package directions (baked in round pans)
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 2½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
- food coloring pale yellow, pink, or desired colors
- sprinkles
- melted chocolate
- jellybeans or colorful candies
- chocolate chips or candy melts optional
Instructions
- Prepare both cake mixes according to package instructions and bake in round cake pans. Allow the cakes to cool completely before decorating.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mixing on low at first to avoid a sugar cloud. Once combined, beat in the milk until the frosting is light and fluffy.
- Divide the frosting if needed and add food coloring to create your desired shades.
- Place one whole round cake on a large serving platter — this will be the bunny’s face.
- From the second cake, cut out two long oval shapes for the ears and a small bow-tie shape. Arrange the ears above the face and the bow tie just below it.
- Spread white frosting over the bunny’s face and ears, smoothing it out evenly. Use pink frosting to fill in the inner ear sections and to frost the bow tie.
- Use melted chocolate or chocolate icing to draw the eyes and whiskers. You can also use chocolate chips or candy melts for the eyes if preferred. Pipe a small pink nose in the center of the face.
- Finish by decorating the bow tie with jellybeans or colorful candies for a bright, festive touch. Add sprinkles if desired.
Notes
Make sure the cakes are completely cooled before decorating to prevent the frosting from melting.
Feel free to customize the colors of the frosting to match your party theme.
Use any colorful candies you like for an extra fun decoration.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cake)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg