Description
A playful and simple Italian dessert that brings joy to family gatherings, perfect for Easter celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 standard cake mix, any flavor, prepared and cooled using the directions for 2 8-inch round cakes
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1–2 TBS milk or cream
- Food coloring for frosting (pink, brown/black, green, purple, or any preferred color)
- Additional sprinkles or decorations as desired
Instructions
- Bake two 8-inch round cakes according to the cake mix directions and let them cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cut one of the cake rounds into ears and a bowtie as shown in the photos.
- Crumb coat the whole cake lightly with a thin layer of frosting and chill for 15 minutes to set.
- Blend together the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt until smooth and light.
- Add the milk or cream until the frosting is easily spreadable.
- Color a portion of the frosting with black/brown food coloring for facial features.
- Pipe facial features on the bunny with the colored frosting.
- Use white frosting to pipe stars onto the rest of the cake and the outer parts of the ears.
- Color another small amount of frosting pink for the nose and center of the ears.
- Finish decorating the cake with additional frosting for the bowtie and any sprinkles or details desired.
- Chill the cake briefly to set the decorations and slice it to serve.
Notes
This cake keeps its best texture if covered at room temperature for up to two days. For longer storage, refrigerate or freeze with proper wrapping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg