Berry Easter Bunny Cake - Wish Farms

Berry Easter Bunny Cake

2 hours
10
intermediate

Ingredients

Homemade Vanilla Funfetti Cake 

  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 cups sugar
  • Zest of 1 large lemon (optional)
  • 8 egg whites
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 2/3 cup buttermilk (or 2 1/4 cup whole milk and 1/4 cup lemon juice)
  • 2/3 cup sprinkles (optional)

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 6-7 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp milk

DECOR

  • Wish Farms blueberries
  • Wish Farms strawberries
  • Coconut shavings (colored with green food-coloring)
  • Black gel icing (or food coloring to dye a bit of your cream cheese frosting)

Directions

Homemade Vanilla Funfetti Cake 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease two 10-inch cake pans and line them with parchment paper (especially important if using sprinkles in the batter).
  • Cream butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes. Add egg whites one at a time, then add vanilla and zest (if using)
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • With mixer running, alternate mixing flour mixture and buttermilk into the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in sprinkles (if using).
  • Pour batter evenly into prepared cake pans. Bake for 18-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool cakes for 10 minutes before removing from pans

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • Beat the cream cheese and butter together until fully combined.
  • Add the zest, juice, vanilla, and salt.
  • Gradually beat in the sugar and milk, using slightly more sugar or milk as needed for a creamy texture.

Assembly

  • Wash and pat dry the Wish Farms strawberries and blueberries. Slice 3-4 strawberries and set aside.
  • Once cakes have cooled completely, Cut 2 convex-shaped ears from each side of the first cake, and place them at the top of the second cake to create ears. The remaining concave-shaped piece from the “ear” cake can be placed below the “head” cake to create a bowtie.
  • Frost the entire bunny shape with the cream cheese icing and use strawberry slices to fill in the ears and create a bunny nose. Blueberries can be used to outline and/or fill in the bunny bowtie.
  • Use black gel icing or colored cream cheese icing to give the bunny some cute eyes and lashes
  • Decorate your serving plate with green coconut shreds to create grass and add additional berries or Easter candies

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