How to Make the Cutest Easter Bunny Cake Ever

Every Easter when I was growing up, my mom would make a bunny cake to celebrate the holiday. As a 7-year-old, it seemed like the coolest thing ever. So complicated. So colorful. So elaborate! Little did I know, all it took was two 8-inch round cake pans, a knife, and some frosting. (There are a few types of bunny cakes — I grew up with the flat variety.) In other words, it's actually totally easy — and once frosted, the decorating options are endless, like a gingerbread house for spring. Here you'll see sprinkles, shredded coconut, a strawberry for the nose, and M&Ms for the eyes. You could use Reese's Pieces, a carrot scrap,

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to make your own Easter bunny cake.

Easter bunny cake ingredients

• 2 (8-inch) round yellow cakes, chilled
• 3 cups white frosting
• 1 cup pink frosting
• Sweetened shredded coconut, sprinkles, and candies, for decorating

How to make an Easter bunny cake

1. Put one cake on a work surface. (Here are a variety of vanilla cake recipes to pull from for a base cake.) Using a serrated knife, cut the cake to form one bow tie and two almond-shaped ears.

2. Place the uncut cake in the center of an inverted baking sheet or a large rectangle platter. Arrange the two ears above the cake on the baking sheet and the bow tie directly below.

3. Using an offset spatula, frost the entire cake with white frosting. (We have recipes for white chocolate buttercream or vanilla white buttercream should you choose to make from scratch.)

4. Transfer the pink frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip. Decoratively pipe the bow tie and the ears of the bunny. Sprinkle shredded coconut on the head and around the ears. Decorate the bunny with sprinkles, candies, and additional pink frosting.

And there you have it! Customize the adorable Easter bunny cake to your liking.