Description
Create an adorable Easter Bunny Cake that’s perfect for your spring celebration! This festive dessert features fluffy white frosting, sweet coconut fur, and fun candy decorations. Easy to make with boxed cake mix, it’s a show-stopping centerpiece for your Easter table that both kids and adults will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box white cake mix (plus required ingredients: eggs, oil, water)
- 4 cups white frosting (homemade or store-bought)
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- Pink food coloring (gel preferred)
- Assorted candies (jelly beans, licorice, chocolate chips for decoration)
- 2 marshmallows (for bunny teeth)
Instructions
- Bake cakes according to package directions using two 9-inch round pans. Cool completely.
- Cut one cake into ears and bowtie shapes, keeping one whole round for the face.
- Assemble bunny shape on serving platter with ears at top and bowtie at bottom.
- Apply crumb coat of frosting, chill 15 minutes, then apply final thick frosting layer.
- Press coconut all over cake for fur, using pink-tinted coconut for inner ears.
- Decorate with candies for eyes, nose, whiskers, and marshmallow teeth.
Notes
- For upright ears, insert toothpicks where ears meet head before frosting
- Make ahead tip: Bake cakes 1-2 days early, decorate day of serving
- Kids love helping decorate with candies and coconut
- Store covered at room temperature for up to 2 days
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380 Kcal
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Easter Bunny Cake, Easter dessert, holiday baking, spring cake, festive cake, bunny cake, coconut cake, easy Easter recipe