Easter Bunny Cake
Easter Bunny Cake Recipe
Our Easter cake recipes include the yummy and delicious Easter bunny cake, which is a real delight on this Easter.

PREPARATION TIME :20 minutes
COOKING TIME :40-50 minutes
TOTAL TIME :55-65 minutes
SERVES :1 - 9 inch cake
INGREDIENTS
Cake and Frosting:
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1 (14-ounce) bag sweetened flaked coconut
- 3 eggs
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box classic yellow cake mix
- 2 (16-ounce) containers strawberry frosting
Decorations:
- 1 sugar coated gum drop candy
- 2 miniature marshmallows
- 3 large marshmallows
- 1/2 cup melted milk chocolate morsels
- 2 semisweet chocolate morsels
- 1 big chocolate chunk cookie, cut in half
- 1 red licorice lace, cut into 6 equal pieces
Special Equipment:
- Wooden toothpicks
- 1 (6-inch) round metal bowl
- 1 (8-inch) round metal bowl
METHOD
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Butter and flour the metal bowls.
- Combine the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in another clean bowl.
- Hit for 2 minutes until well blended.
- Pour 2 cups of batter into the smaller prepared bowl pour remaining batter into larger prepared bowl.
- Bake smaller cake for 40 minutes and larger cake for 45 minutes until toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool cakes on cooling rack for 30 minutes.
- Invert cakes onto cooling rack and cool completely.
- Cut larger cake in half forming 2 half-moon pieces.
- Spread 1/4 cup of frosting over flat top of each piece.
- Place pieces cut side down on work surface, adhering frosted sides jointly. Trim 1-inch from 1 end of the cake discard trimmings.
- Then repeat with the smaller cake. Place larger cake on a serving platter.
- Next spread 2 tablespoons of frosting over trimmed end of smaller cake.
- Place trimmed end of smaller cake against trimmed end of larger cake.
- Then spread remaining frosting over cakes to cover. Sprinkle with all but 1/2 cup of the coconut, pressing to adhere.
- Brush melted milk chocolate over both sides of the cookie halves to coat entirely.
- Shake over with reserved 1/2 cup coconut set aside to dry.
- Press 2 semisweet chocolate morsels onto bunny face for eyes.
- Using toothpicks, secure jellied candy onto bunny face for nose. Using toothpicks, secure licorice pieces onto face for whiskers.
- Using toothpicks, secure miniature marshmallows onto bunny face for teeth.
- Make 2-inch deep cuts atop bunny head.
- Then insert chocolate cookie halves for ears.
- Roll large marshmallows together by using toothpick, secure onto bunny for tail.