Some tips to make this Easter Bunny Cake
Be sure to chill the cake after the crumb coat, and the smooth coat are completed. You can pop the cake into the fridge at any point when you’re working on it if thing get soft. It Makes decorating much easier! Gel food colorings will change color when you chill the cake and rework the surface. You will notice my bunnies started grey and became brown. If you’re not using 6-inch pans, double the recipe for 8-inch pans or triple the recipe for 9-inch pans. If you see little clumps of butter after you mix the wet ingredients don’t panic, it all works out by the time you mix in the dry ingredients. You can even use melted butter and warm the milk and sour cream up a bit if you like. You can substitute whole milk yogurt for the sour cream if desired, I do it all the time and can’t really tell the difference. To get FLAT layers that are moist inside and out try using cake strips! You can buy a set on the shop page or make your own from foil and paper towels at home. I made a whole blog post on it so check it out if you’re interested! If you don’t want to make Swiss buttercream you can use the American variety. I just prefer the smoothness and taste of the meringue-based frosting. I know it’s a pain to make two different types of frosting though! To pipe the two-tone frosting you fill one bag (1/2 way full) with yellow frosting, one bag with pink frosting and then put both bags in a third piping bag. No need for a tip, just snip about an inch off each bag.
If you’re intimidated by cake decorating check out my How to Decorate a Cake post, it has lots of helpful tips and a full how to video.
I mixed up a bit of green and several shades of blue to add a subtle ombré to the sky and soft green for the grass in the distance, it was a simple and easy way to make the cake look a bit more realistic. All that grass with flowers scattered about in the foreground helps create a realistic foreground too.
Steps to Make this Bunny Cake
If you’ve tried this easter cake then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you! IF YOU LOVE THIS RECIPE TRY THESE OUT! Ombré Easter Bunny Cake Bunny Butt Cake Bunny Ear Cupcakes The BEST Funfetti Cake Bird’s Nest Cookies Bird’s Nest Cake
