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Easter Bunny Cake | Recipe and Decorating Tips

in Celebrations, Crafts & DIY, Easter, Edible Food Crafts

Forget the carrot cake! This year consider an Easter bunny cake decorated with M&M’s® to enjoy after all the egg hunt and egg dying adventures! Learn how to use two round cake pans to create a bunny cake you can decorate for Easter!

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This cake was inspired by a family tradition. With a sister who’s mid April birthday often landed around Easter, it became tradition for my mom to make her a bunny cake.

Easter Bunny Cake from 1988

Yes, this is a scanned photo of my mom’s 1980’s before cake decorating classes, before Pinterest oggling, before blogging era bunny cake. The concept was cute. The steps were simple enough. I decided to make one but with some design updates, so off to Sam’s Club I went!

I wanted something in pastel colors and knew a bag of Plain M&M’s® Pastel would do the trick! I also grabbed a bag of MARS Spring Minis Mix because… why not.  :)

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They have huge colorful displays of these big bags right on the ends of the aisle!

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The bunny cake is made from 2 round cakes. I recommend using a delicious and moist cake recipe which holds its shape and isn’t too spongey. Here’s the one I used:

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  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 eggs (I had mine at room temperature before baking)
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9″ round pan. Mix together the flours, baking powder and salt then set aside.

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Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each one.

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Add flour mixture and milk to the mix, alternating a little of each as you beat on medium to high speed.

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Add vanilla. Pour batter into the pan then bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

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After both cakes are cooled, it’s time to do some shaping to arrange the bunny shape.

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I found it easiest to create a template by tracing your cake pan on paper as a guide.  Fold the circle in half. Lay the pan on one side and trace this shape.

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Cut along the line and when unfolded you’ll have 2 bunny ears and a bowtie. Lay these pieces on one of the cakes to use the guide.

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Place your cake pieces on a foil covered surface in the bunny shape and apply frosting. Here’s the simple buttercream recipe I used:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 5 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
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Cream butter and shortening together until light and fluffy.

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Add salt, vanilla, confectioners’ sugar and milk. Beat well!

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Since I was using some color blocked areas on my cake, I found it easiest to separate out some M&M’s® by color prior to decorating. Plus it looks pretty!

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Now its time to decorate your bunny cake!

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I used M&M’s® to create all parts of the adorable bunny and I was done!  How CUTE is this guy?

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So, did I do my mom’s bunny cake justice?

If you make an Easter bunny cake from my tutorial, please tag me on social media or send an email! I’d love to see your versions!

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  1. Kelly says

    March 14, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    I think you may have one upped your mom with this cake – what a super cute design! I never would have thought this was possible without a shaped pan. #client

    Reply
    • Spot of Tea Designs says

      March 14, 2016 at 1:05 pm

      Thanks Kelly! My mom saw this post and pointed out that I was 6 when the first cake was made so I probably helped decorate that one too! haha

      Reply
  2. Kim~madeinaday says

    March 23, 2016 at 11:27 am

    Cute post! My Sister-in-law used to make one every year for Easter, thanks for the tips. Stopping by to let you know you are being featured on Friday’s P3 Party post! Have a great holiday! Thanks for pinning!
    Best,
    Kim

    Reply
  3. Debi says

    March 4, 2018 at 8:43 am

    What did you use for the whiskers and mouth?

    Reply
    • Spot of Tea Designs says

      March 4, 2018 at 12:15 pm

      They were a rainbow twizzlers pull and peel. I peeled and used single strands for the different parts.

      Reply

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