The Original Silly Bee's Bunny Cake

Finally-- a post about my famous (thanks to CakeWrecks.com) old-school bunny cake!  I was recently surprised to find my photo on a few internet sites that I didn't know about.  So, I thought I better claim it before anyone else does!


A little history:



The traditional bunny cake was invented by Baker's Coconut around 1970 when it was included in a promotional booklet (the 2nd in the series) of "cut-up" animal cakes.  As far as I can tell, the only one that really took off was the bunny. The hobby horse cake was not so popular.  Its demise may have something to do with the fact that you had to be an architect to figure out the blueprint.  Anyhoo, since then, there have been several versions of the diy bunny cake, but this one remains my favorite.



Here's how I make my signature bunny cake:




First, you'll notice she has no bow tie-- more on that later. What makes my bunny cake so cute (and perfect for a baby shower) is its soft colors, tiny eyes and big cheeks.  It's more Beatrix Potter and less Looney Tunes. Anyhoo, to make your very own, you need 2 round cakes, icing, flaked coconut, red & green coloring, black jelly beans (or chocolate chips) and a fork. 

Once you've cut out the shapes, trim one end of each ear and attach the ears to the head. Save the leftover piece of cake (formerly known as the bow tie) to eat while you're decorating-- that's where the fork comes in.

Before you ice the cake and go crazy dumping coconut on it, set aside about 1 1/2 cup of coconut to dye pink and green. Split the coconut in half and put each in a sealable container with a drop of food coloring and shake it up until it's evenly coated. You can add more drops as you go.

Next, ice the cake and immediately cover it with a generous amount of coconut. If you wait too long, the icing will set and the coconut won't stick. To make the nose, take a grape-sized amount of pink coconut and squish it together in your hands to form a little triangle. Add the candy eyes, and you are done!



Last year's bunny cake had little chocolate egg eyes.



This year I also made a choco bunny with chocolate sprinkles for the non-coconut eaters!


Click on the Betty Crocker Bunny Cake logo below to download a copy of their bunny cake booklet. The booklet shows you how to make the old-school bunny cake plus 3 others-- including cupcakes.




P.S. Don't be tempted by Bunny-shaped pans! Make it old-school and keep the tradition alive!

I'm Cake Wrecktastic!

Imagine my surprise when my girl Christy texted me on Easter to tell me that my bunny cake made Cake Wrecks! 

First, I was like, "cool!" 

Then, I was like, "Oh noooooo, Cake Wrecks!" 

Then, I remembered it was Sweet Sunday and I was like, "whew!" 

Then, about an hour later, my cousin texted me about it and I was like, "I know! Crazy right?" 

Holy buttercream! I still can't believe it. I didn't even submit it or anything. Jen The Cake Wrecks Gal searched for cute Easter cakes online, found mine and posted it right alongside Bakerella's chick cake pops. Plus, she said my cake is "quite possibly the sweetest bunny cake" she's ever seen!

Check out my wrecktastic debut, including a bunch of sweet comments about my cake, by clicking on the Cake Wrecks logo.



If you've never visited Cake Wrecks, you have been missing out on some slap-your-knee funny business.  But, beware.  Don't go jumping on their site during a meeting, or you may get in big trouble for shooting water out of your nostrils.

Easter at our House

This year, I wanted to give a Mexican flair to my Easter decorations, so I used pretty Mexican crepe-paper flowers and cascarones (confetti eggs) which are a huge Mexican tradition. No self-respecting Mexican Easter celebration would be without them!