Easter Bunny Cake (So Straightforward!)

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This cute Easter Bunny Cake is made straightforward through the use of cake combine and a easy coconut buttercream frosting. End with coconut shreds and sweet! Need extra Easter dessert concepts? Take a look at my Easter dessert recipes!

Coconut Cake Made Straightforward!

Whereas I do have a selfmade coconut cake recipe that I like, I made this Easter Bunny Cake from a boxed vanilla cake combine and added coconut shreds and extract. It is a faster course of and the store-bought combine tends to make a sturdier cake whereas my selfmade coconut cake has a extra tender crumb.

Coconut Buttercream Frosting

Whereas the cake for this recipe is store-bought, I don’t minimize any corners with the frosting. There’s nothing like a selfmade buttercream frosting. You get to manage how candy, buttery, or thick you need it. So I took my fundamental buttercream frosting recipe and revamped it with coconut oil and extract!

Another choice could be to make use of my coconut cream cheese frosting from this recipe, which can be very good.

Decorations

When you bake your truffles and make your frosting, it’s time to assemble the entire thing to make it appear to be a cute little white bunny. I do that through the use of shredded coconut for fur, a pink Cadbury Mini Egg for the nostril, and a pair of Biscotti Cookies coated in white and pink frosting for the ears. You’re welcome to go the additional mile and use coloured frosting for the eyes, whiskers, and perhaps even some pretend grass surrounding the bunny. However I stored mine fairly easy. 🙂

easter bunny cake on a platter with candy

Find out how to Make an Easter Bunny Cake

This recipe will likely be sufficient to make 2 (8 inch truffles), so I ended up making 2 bunny truffles! For full recipe particulars, together with elements wanted and measurements, see the recipe card down beneath. Right here is step-by-step what you may count on when making this bunny cake:

Make the Coconut Cake

Preheat the oven. Line two 8-inch, light-colored spherical cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and parchment paper. Put aside.

Make cake combine in response to bundle instructions. Stir in shredded coconut and coconut extract.

cake mix and eggs in a bowl with hand mixer

Divide evenly between two cake pans and bake 15-20 minutes or till very frivolously golden brown across the edges and a toothpick comes out clear or with a number of moist crumbs after being inserted.

Set truffles apart to chill fully on cooling racks. After quarter-hour when pans are cool sufficient to deal with, flip out of the cake pans to complete cooling.

Make the Coconut Buttercream Frosting

In a big bowl, beat butter and coconut oil collectively till effectively mixed utilizing the paddle attachment. Add in powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, and coconut extract.

With the mixer on low pace, slowly stream within the milk little by little till a thick and creamy buttercream varieties. Scrape the perimeters and backside of the bowl and beat once more. Buttercream ought to maintain its form however simply unfold with a butter knife.

Minimize and Assemble Muffins

Minimize any domed tops off the baked truffles. Take away the parchment paper if caught to the underside.

Minimize every cake in half width-wise and unfold one half with buttercream. Stack the opposite cake on high to create a sandwiched look. Stand it up cut-side down onto a plate or serving platter.

womans hand placing the other half of cake onto the frosted half

Minimize a medium-sized scoop form out of 1 aspect of the sandwiched truffles to kind the again and neck of the bunny. Use this piece of cake (or part of this cake) to kind the tail of the bunny.

Adorn Muffins

Unfold your complete cake with coconut buttercream, then cowl with extra shredded coconut.

End the truffles by including frosting to 2 Biscotti Cookies to every cake, adopted by including some pink frosting in the course of every ear. Stick ears on the bunny head and add a pink Cadbury Mini Egg for the nostril.

frosted biscotti with white frosting and pink frosting in the middle

Make Forward + Storage

You possibly can retailer this Easter Bunny Cake complete within the fridge, coated, for a day or two. A few hours earlier than serving take it out to carry it to room temperature.

Storing Easter Bunny Cake

If you happen to’re storing leftovers, retailer them within the fridge coated with plastic wrap or in an hermetic container for as much as 4 days.

Extra Festive Easter Desserts to Attempt!

Do this Bunny Cake recipe this Easter! The printable recipe card is beneath. Joyful baking, pals! 🙂