Recipe Details

Easy Bunny Cake

This bunny cake is so simple to make for Easter using cake mix and prepared frosting. Create a cute bunny face using jellybeans and red licorice!

Makes:12 servings

Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 (16 ounce) container vanilla frosting
3¾ cups flaked coconut
30 small jellybeans
4 sticks red licorice

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Directions

Prep:45 mCook:40 mReady:1 h 25 m

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the sides and bottoms of two 9-inch metal springform pans.
Beat cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase to medium speed and beat for 2 minutes. Pour into the prepared pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 23 to 28 minutes.
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove cakes from the springform pans and cool completely, about 20 more minutes.
Place one cake on a serving tray, forming the bunny's head.
Cut 2 convex-shaped ears from each side of the second cake, and place them on each side of the head to form ears. Place the remaining concave-shaped piece about 1/2 inch below the head for the bowtie.
Frost the entire bunny cake with vanilla frosting; pat the cup coconut evenly over top and sides. Decorate the bunny face and bowtie with jellybeans and use licorice to make whiskers.