How to Build a Bunny Cake

How to Build a Bunny Cake

Building the bunny cake is a long standing Easter tradition in my home. Between the icing and the coconut, most imperfections can be smoothed out. Just take your time. This dessert is always a holiday favorite.

1 box cake mix

1 container white icing

2 cups shredded coconut

Assorted jelly beans, black shoestring licorice, jelly candies, etc.

Bake the cake per directions on the package in 2 – 9” cake pans. Cut each layer into 2 semi-circles.  For the body of the bunny, spread the icing between 3 of the semi-circles and stack them, placing them cut side down on a tray and freeze for 1 hour.

For the bunny’s head, cut a deep notch into the first third of the frozen stacked cakes.

Cut a tail and two ears out of the remaining semi-circle cake. 

Cover each piece and the bunny body with icing and sprinkle with the coconut.  Stick the tail on the end and the ears in the notch. Decorate the face with the jelly candies and/or jelly beans, and the whiskers with the licorice.