Easter Bunny Cake made with carrot cake and homemade cream cheese icing; then decorated with your favorite candy is a fun treat for the kids to help make this Easter.
Every year, for as long as I can remember, we have made a bunny cake for Easter. My mom always made it with either yellow or white cake mix topped with white frosting and coconut on top to make it look like a fluffy bunny.
My kids used to LOVE to decorate one every year, but no one really ate the actual cake it because we're not huge coconut fans in this house.
So a few years ago I made a yellow cake with chocolate frosting and this year I opted for homemade carrot cake with homemade cream cheese icing. You can also use any store brand cake mix if you prefer.
Turns out, this was the best version for our family as carrot cake is just about everyone's favorite (well in this house anyway!)
Ingredients Needed
2 Round Cake Layers: You can make it homemade or use any flavor box mix you like. Just follow the box directions for ingredients needed and cooking times.
Frosting: You can use homemade frosting, like cream cheese or store bought.
Decorations: coconut flakes, licorice, jelly beans
Assemble the Bunny Cake
Prepare the cake as directed; then allow the cake to cool completely on a cooling rack. This can be done the day before or at least several hours before you're ready to decorate so the cake is cool and the icing doesn't melt.
If making the cake ahead of time, make sure it's completely cooled; then wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until you're ready to decorate.
Place one round cake on a flat board or serving platter. I like to use a large cutting board. With the second round cake, use a serrated knife to cut it into 3 pieces. You should get two ears and then middle will become the bow tie.
Frost the cake with the icing; then decorate using the coconut (optional), jelly beans for the eyes and mouth and the licorice for the whiskers. ~Enjoy!
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Carrot Cake Easter Bunny Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Prepared Carrot Cake (homemade or boxed)
Cream Cheese Icing
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- ½ cup butter (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Decorations
- coconut flakes
- jelly beans
- black licorice
Instructions
For the Bunny Cake
- Prepare cake as directed and bake in two-8" round cake pans. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Place one round cake on a flat board or serving platter. With the second round cake, cut out the 2 ears; the middle will become the bow tie.
- Ice the cake with the icing, then decorate using the jelly beans for the eyes and mouth and the licorice for the whiskers. (You can use other candy as well)
For the Cream Cheese Icing
- Cream together the cream cheese and butter in a bowl. Next, add the vanilla, sugar and milk. Mix until well blended and creamy.
lauren kelly says
Carrie, this is ADORABLE!!! LOVE carrot cake!!
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Thanks Lauren and the kids love to decorate it each year no matter how old they get!