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Easter Bunny Cake (So Easy!)

April 7, 2023

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it’s cute Easter bunny cake Made easy by using cake mix and a simple coconut buttercream frosting. Finish with coconut flakes and sweets! Want more Easter dessert ideas? Check out my Easter dessert recipes!

Easy coconut cake!

While I do have a homemade coconut cake recipe that I love, I made the Easter Bunny cake from a boxed vanilla cake mix and added coconut flakes and extract. This is a faster process and the store bought mix tends to make a firmer cake whereas my homemade coconut cake has a softer crumb.

Coconut cream coating

While the cake for this recipe is store bought, I don’t cut any corners with the frosting. There’s nothing like a homemade buttercream frosting. You can control how sweet, buttery or thick you want it. So I took my basic buttercream frosting recipe and spiced it up with coconut oil and essence!

Another option would be to use my coconut cream cheese frosting from this recipe, which is also excellent.

decorations

Once you’ve baked your cakes and made your frosting, it’s time to put it all together to make it look like a cute little white rabbit. I do this using shredded coconut for the fur, a pink Cadbury egg for the nose and 2 biscotti cookies covered in white and pink frosting for the ears. Feel free to go the extra mile and use colored icing for the eyes, mustache and maybe even some fake grass surrounding the rabbit. But I kept mine pretty simple. 🙂

How to make an Easter Bunny cake

This recipe will make enough to make 2 cakes (8 inches), so I ended up making 2 bunny cakes! For full recipe details, including ingredients needed and measurements, see the recipe card below. Here’s a step-by-step guide to what you can expect when making this bunny cake:

Prepare the coconut cake

Preheat the oven. line two 8 inchLight colored round cake pans with Non-stick cooking spray and Pergament paper. set aside.

Prepare cake mix according to package instructions. mix in Shredded coconut and coconut extract.

Cake mix and eggs in a bowl with a hand mixer

Divide them equally Two cake pans and Bake for 15-20 minutes or until very lightly golden on the edges and a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs after insertion.

Place the cakes aside Cool completely on cooling racks. After 15 minutes when the pans are cool enough to handle, turn out of the pans to finish cooling.

Prepare the coconut cream coating

In a large bowl, whisk butter and Coconut oil together until well united using the paddle attachment. Add powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, and coconut extract.

With the mixer on low speed, Slowly pour in the milk Little by little until a thick and creamy buttercream is formed. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and beat again. Buttercream should hold its shape but spread easily with a butter knife.

Cut and assemble cakes

Cut the top part of the domes from the baked cakes. Remove the parchment paper if it sticks to the bottom.

Cut each cake in half crosswise and spread half with buttercream. Stack the second cake on top to create a sandwich look. Place it cut side down on a plate or serving tray.

The woman's hand places the other half of the cake on the battered half

Cut a medium-sized scoop shape from one side of the sandwich cakes to create the rabbit’s back and neck. Use this piece of cake (or part of this cake) to make the bunny’s tail.

decorate cakes

Spread the whole cake with Coconut butter creamThen cover with more Shredded coconut.

Finish the cakes by adding icing 2 biscotti cookies per cake, then adding pink frosting to the middle of each ear. Stick ears on the rabbit’s head and add a Pink Cadbury Mini Egg for the nose

Milk biscotti with white frosting and pink frosting in the middle

Do ahead + storage

You can store this Easter Bunny cake whole in the fridge, covered, for a day or two. A few hours before serving, take it out to bring it to room temperature.

Easter Bunny Cake Storage

If you are storing leftovers, store them in the refrigerator covered in plastic wrap or in an airtight container up to 4 days.

More festive Easter desserts to try!

Try this Easter bunny cake recipe! The printable recipe card is below. Happy baking friends! 🙂