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    Home » Blog » Blog Tutorials » Themes and Occasions » Seasonal & Holiday » Spring

    Sweet Little Bunny Cake~ Blog Tutorial

    March 18, 2013 By Melissa Diamond 20 Comments

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    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Online Cake Tutorials & Recipes!

     

    Hi everyone-- Today I'm sharing a sweet design for Easter and springtime.  My favorite cakes have a light, cheerful feel to them.  I could be completely happy doing nothing but cakes with flowers, birds, and bunnies ;0) -- This time of year is especially nice since there is inspiration everywhere for spring themes--and I have a phone filled with pictures of random cuteness (pillows, clothes, gift bags, etc) to prove it!   Today's cake is very simple--but a design I thought I'd share in case you're looking for a cute idea~

     

    First, I started with a tall, six inch cake, frosted in vanilla buttercream tinted with Americolor Sky Blue coloring gel.  I often make tall cakes (two cake layers, cake cardboard with dowels beneath, and then another two cake layers)--they are just so much fun!  In this case, the tall cake went especially well with my design, since my bunny is going to have extra l-o-n-g ears!

     

    I used a small tapered spatula to create a some texture in my buttercream.  I just made short quick horizontal strokes around the sides as I worked my way around the cake.  The strokes on top of the cake all pointed to the center.

     

    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Decorating Tutorials & Recipes!

    Next, I filled a piping bag with some vanilla buttercream and drew a basic outline of my bunny head & body using a small round piping tip (Wilton 4).  It doesn't have to be exact (you can see I changed my mind a couple of times), since we'll be filling in the lines with "fluff"!

    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Decorating Tutorials & Recipes! I filled in just using a in and out motion with the piping tip for some extra texture.  I gave my bunny a big fluffy tail too!

    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Decorating Tutorials & Recipes! Now, the fun part-- the ears!!

    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Decorating Tutorials & Recipes! I used Americolor soft pink to tint my buttercream and piped inside of the bunny ears!  Then I went back and filled in around the pink with more white frosting.

    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Decorating Tutorials & Recipes!

    I used a black sprinkle (Wilton black sugar pearls) for my bunny's eye, which I used a toothpick to push a little further into the frosting.  Then, I used my toothpick to create some lines/eyelashes around the eyes. ;0)   If you are using a crusting buttercream, you can get cleaner impressions if you wait until the frosting has crusted.  I also piped a little heart shaped nose.

    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Decorating Tutorials & Recipes!Our bunny needed some rosy cheeks and so I gave her a little blush!  This is actually just pink petal dust applied to the crusted buttercream with a dry paintbrush.  Completely unnecessary but so cute, I think!  I also gave our bunny a little bow (piped with a Wilton 1 tip)

    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Decorating Tutorials & Recipes!Around the base of the cake, I used some edible Easter grass (thank you, Target!) and some malted milk eggs.  I LOVE decorating with these eggs almost as much as I love eating them.  Aren't they pretty?

     

    And that's all there is to it!  Our sweet little cake is finished.  Hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

    SWEET Buttercream Easter Bunny Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Decorating Tutorials & Recipes!

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    1. IRMA URIÑA March 23, 2013 at 4:38 pm

      Gracias, muy lindo el trabajo como siempre se pasan con las ideas.

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    2. Danisa Flowers March 23, 2013 at 11:53 pm

      Wow a cake this nice would be the best treat this Easter! Love the icing decorations. I will check your link on the tutorial and muster up the courage to bake a cake this week. Thanks

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    3. The Partiologist March 24, 2013 at 8:47 am

      Such a wonderfully cute cake - I love your little long eared bunny! :)

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    4. Christie March 29, 2013 at 7:27 pm

      I love customized cakes like this! You would never find them in a store (at least not an affordable one).

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    5. beckyhands April 23, 2013 at 7:34 am

      i don't know how to join the cake school ,pls need to know how to make cake

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    6. BeBe April 23, 2013 at 11:11 am

      Hi Becky, at the top of this post is a pink circle in the right sidebar that says "Click for Information on Joining". Or you can email us at http://www.info@mycakeschool.com and request that we email you an invoice that can be paid with a credit card.

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    7. Joan September 3, 2013 at 10:06 am

      Do you need to put a center dowel in this tall of a cake? I would just be worried about traveling. Thank you. Love the cake.

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    8. BeBe September 3, 2013 at 9:47 pm

      Hi Joan, yes, it would give peace of mind if you are traveling.

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