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Updated Feb 13, 2026
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The secret to crafting this adorable Easter Bunny Cake is the shredded coconut! It adds an extra boost of flavor and texture to the already delicious carrot cake. Start with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Carrot Cake Mix and follow our premade diagram to form the shape—before you know it, a cute-as-can-be bunny cake will be hopping down your Easter table. But don’t forget about the decorations! The shredded coconut adds a fur-like texture, and the jelly beans add a pop of color that’s perfect for the eyes and nose. It’s a great way to get your little bakers in on the Easter fun.

Recipe Ingredients

Let's break down the ingredients that make this Easter Bunny Cake so special!

Carrot Cake Mix: The foundation of our adorable bunny rabbit. It is your shortcut to a moist carrot cake and gets you to the fun of decorating in no time.

Fluffy White Frosting: Betty’s fluffy white frosting is easy to spread and is a great foundation for adding the coconut and decorations.

Sweetened Shredded Coconut: The secret for creating that irresistible, fluffy bunny look. It also serves as the grass, when tinted green, giving our bunny cake a festive place to sit.

Green Liquid Food Color: The key ingredient in coloring the coconut green to look like grass.

Jelly Beans: These iconic Easter candies become the eyes and nose of our bunny rabbit and add to the festive look of the cake.

Construction Paper: While technically not an ingredient, you will need construction paper to make the ears for this Easter Bunny Cake. We have provided a diagram, but feel free to be creative and come up with a look all your own. Wrap the portion of the paper that will be inserted into the cake with plastic wrap.

Other Ingredients You’ll Need: Water, vegetable oil, and eggs.

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How to Make an Easter Bunny Cake

This adorable bunny rabbit cake will be the star of your Easter table, as the sweetest centerpiece ever! Get out your bowl and apron, and let’s get hoppin’ to make this easy bunny cake. Here are the general directions—use the recipe for all the specifics.

1. Bake the Cake

Bake two round cake layers using Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Carrot Cake Mix and the water, oil, and eggs called for on the box. Mix, bake, and cool according to package directions. Reserve one layer for another use, or double the recipe and make two bunny cakes.

 
2. Freeze the Cake

Freeze the cake layer for 45 minutes.  Freezing cuts down on the crumbs when cutting the cake.


3. Cut and Assemble Cake to Form Bunny

Use our simple diagram in the link below as a guide for cutting the cake into simple shapes and assembling the bunny cake.


4. Frost the Cake

Using the tub of fluffy white frosting, frost the cake and sprinkle with the coconut to look like a fluffy bunny.


5. Decorate

Use the jellybeans and/or gumdrops to make the eyes and nose. Tint the remaining coconut green to make grass surrounding the bunny. Cut out the bunny ears, wrap the ends in plastic wrap, and insert in the cake.

 

Possible Variations

For even more bunny cake ideas, try any of these fun ways to change it up.

Swap the Sweets: If you are not a fan of jellybeans for the eyes and nose, you can always use other candies to decorate this cake. Try these fun edible candy eyeballs and a small red gumdrop for the nose.

Change the Cake Flavor: Not “everybunny” loves carrot cake. Feel free to make this cute bunny out of another flavor of Super Moist™ cake mix. Just follow the directions on the package for two round layers.

Bunny Cake Love: If this cake inspires you, Betty has even more fun bunny ideas. You will love our Bunny Butt Cake, Bunny Cupcakes, and our Cupcake Bunny Cake.

How to Store Easter Bunny Cake

Store loosely covered at room temperature using a large cake dome, a spacious container with a lid, or even plastic wrap tented over the cake. Your Easter Bunny Cake will stay fresh and delicious for up to 3 days.

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Easter Bunny Cake

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 50 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

Cake

Frosting & Decoration

  • 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, divided
  • Construction paper
  • Jelly beans or small gumdrops, as desired
  • Green liquid food color

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Instructions

  • Step 
    1

    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake, and cool cake as directed on the box for two 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pans. 

  • Step 
    2

     Wrap and freeze 1 layer for later use. Freeze remaining layer 45 minutes before cutting to reduce crumbs.

  • Step 
    3

    Cut the cake layer in half. (See link above for diagram.) Put the cake halves together with frosting to make the body and place on a serving tray cut edge down.

  • Step 
    4

    Cut out a notch about one-third of the way up one end of body to the form head (small end). Attach half of the cutout piece to form the tail and attach with toothpicks. 

  • Step 
    5

    Frost the cake with the remaining frosting, rounding the body on the sides. Sprinkle with 1 cup coconut. Decorate with jelly beans for the eyes and nose. Add the remaining 1 cup coconut to a 1-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add food color and shake the bag to coat the coconut, tinting to the desired shade of green. Surround the bunny with the tinted coconut. Add additional jelly beans if desired. 

  • Step 
    6

    Cut two bunny ears from the construction paper; wrap the ends that will be inserted into the cake with plastic wrap. Press the ears into the notch between the head and the body. Before serving, remove the ears, plastic wrap, and toothpicks. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition

300 Calories
16g Total Fat
2g Protein
37g Total Carbohydrate
28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
25%
Saturated Fat
9g
44%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
190mg
8%
Potassium
55mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
37g
12%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
28g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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