Description

This delightful Easter Bunny Cake is a festive and fun dessert perfect for celebrating the holiday. It features a fluffy white or yellow cake base, frosted and adorned with sweet shredded coconut fur, jelly bean eyes and nose, marshmallow cheeks and teeth, and decorative ears. Easy to assemble and great for involving kids in decorating, this cake brings a charming bunny face to your dessert table.

Ingredients

Scale

Cake

1 box white or yellow cake mix (plus ingredients listed on box)

Frosting and Decoration

1 container (16 oz) vanilla or cream cheese frosting
Pink food coloring
1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
2 black jelly beans (for eyes)
1 pink jelly bean (for nose)
1 large marshmallow (cut in half for cheeks)
2 mini marshmallows (for teeth)
2 graham crackers or paper cutouts (for ears)
Colored sprinkles or candy (optional, for decoration)

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Instructions

Prepare the Cake: Follow the instructions on the cake mix box to prepare the batter. Pour the batter evenly into two greased 8-inch round cake pans and bake as directed. Once baked, allow the cakes to cool completely before assembling.
Assemble the Bunny Shape: Place one whole cake layer on a serving tray as the bunny’s head. Cut the second cake layer in half. Position the two halves on either side of the head, cut side down, to form the bunny ears. Use a little frosting to secure the ears in place.
Apply Crumb Coat: Spread a thin layer of frosting over the entire assembled cake to lock in crumbs. Chill the cake for 15 to 20 minutes to set the crumb coat.
Final Frosting Layer: Apply a second, thicker layer of frosting evenly over the head and ears, smoothing out the surface completely.
Add Coconut Fur: Gently press the sweetened shredded coconut over the entire frosted cake to create a fluffy bunny fur effect.
Color and Decorate Ears: Tint a small amount of frosting with pink food coloring and use it to decorate the inner parts of the bunny ears for a realistic look.
Attach Facial Features: Press the black jelly beans onto the face for eyes and place the pink jelly bean for the nose. Use the two halves of a large marshmallow as cheeks and position two mini marshmallows for teeth beneath the nose.
Optional Decoration: Add colored sprinkles or candy decorations as desired to enhance the festive appearance of the bunny cake.

Notes

Color the shredded coconut with pastel food coloring for an extra festive touch.
This cake is kid-friendly; involve children in the decorating process for fun family activity.
You can substitute the white or yellow cake mix with chocolate cake mix for a richer flavor.