How to Make an Easter Bunny Cake
As friends and family draw together to celebrate the Easter holiday, you may be planning tasty treats the whole family can enjoy. Dyed eggs and chocolate bunnies needn't make the whole of your Easter celebration. You can make a deliciously simple cake in the shape of the Easter Bunny and bring a touch of whimsy to your Easter table. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Three 9-inch round cake pans
- Two 6-inch cake pans
- Cake mix
- White frosting
- Flaked coconut
- Gumdrops
- Licorice whips
Instructions
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Make a Flat Bunny Cake
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Bake three 9-inch round cakes in the flavor of your choice. You should follow the instructions on the package regarding high-altitude baking to ensure that your cakes are moist and won't break apart when arranging them into a bunny.
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Place two of your round cakes on an oblong serving dish, allowing them touch on one edge.
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Cut the remaining cake into two pieces down the middle to make the ears for your bunny.
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Place the bunny ears near the top of the head of the bunny.
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Frost the bunny and sprinkle coconut all over the cake. You can leave the inside of the bunny's ears free of coconut to create a more dimensional look or you can dye some flakes pink to apply in this area.
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Make a bunny face with two blue gumdrops for eyes and a red gumdrop for a nose.
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Cut and place the licorice whips to make whiskers and a smiling bunny mouth.
Make a Dimensional Bunny Cake
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Bake one 9-inch round cake and two 6-inch round cakes in the flavors of your choice.
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Cut the 9-inch cake in half and attach the halves together with the bottoms of both halves touching. A small amount of frosting may be used to glue them in place.
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Cut the 6-inch cakes in half and attach the bottoms of one cake together as you did with the 9-inch cake. Keep the remaining 6-inch halves separate.
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Lay the body of the bunny or the 9-inch halves on a serving platter and place the head directly in front of it.
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Place the small cake halves between the head and the body, with the cut side down to make the ears.
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Frost the cake with white frosting and decorate it with coconut flakes to create the bunny's fur.
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Make a bunny face with candies or icing.
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Tips & Warnings
Insert small pieces of parchment paper under your bunny cake before you begin frosting. This will make clean up easier.
