Fun & Fluffy Bunny Cake
Additional Information
Step 1
Make cake. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool cake according to pan package directions. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Tint small portions black and rose; reserve majority white. Use spatula and white icing to ice cake fluffy, leaving eyes, mouth and inside ears open.
Step 2
Decorate ears. Use fondant roller to roll out pink salt water taffy on parchment paper sprinkled with granulated sugar. Use scissors and pan as a guide to cut ovals for inside ears. Position taffy on cake.
Step 3
Decorate facial features. Use tip 4 and black icing to pipe in eyes and mouth. Use tip 4 and rose icing to pipe in tongue. Use tip 1A and white icing to pipe ball cheeks. Use spatula to flatten and create fluffy texture.
Step 4
Add candy trims. Use scissors to cut black shoestring licorice in six pieces, about 1 in. to 2 in. long. Position on cake for whiskers. Position pink jelly bean for nose.
Products
Favorite cake recipe or mix
Black Icing Color
Rose Icing Color
Pink salt water taffy
granulated sugar
Pink jelly bean
Products
11 in. Angled spatula
food-safe scissors
12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Plastic ruler
The ball shape makes bold borders and is the first step to learn for figure piping. Vary the basic look by adding stars, dots or spirals on the ball shapes.