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.

 

Easter Bunny Cake

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.

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