Happy Spring Everyone!
Things are starting to turn green and warm up. Easter is right around the corner. In the spirit of the season I would like to share with you how I made this cute blossom bunny cake.
First, let me share with you my inspiration. I was shopping for groceries and as soon as I walked into the store, before me stood the floral department. And right smack in the middle was this paper craft bunny covered with blossoms. It was very striking and pretty, and my immediate thought was “CAKE!”. I did not have my phone with me, so I drove back home, got it, and clicked this photo of it to use as a reference. (Ah, the things we do for the love of cake.)
This cell phone photo does not do it justice.
So next I went on the hunt for the right cake pan. This is the one I decided to use, as I liked its shape the most. It is the Wilton 3D bunny pan:
Unfortunately this pan is no longer made, but I saw several for sale on Ebay and Amazon, and a few other sites. So you should be able to get one if you like.
I baked up my cake in the pan, and it came out really nice. The crust was brown but not overly thick. The center cooked well and the cake was moist. I was very pleased with the performance of the pan. (Sometimes you never know how those 3D pans are going to work.)
Now, I really had my heart set on my bunny having his ears coming straight off the top of his head. I chose this pan because it looked like it should be pretty easy to re-arrange them. (You guys know me; I can’t leave well enough alone.)
In this photo you can see I just cut off his ears in one large piece following the line of his back.
Next I cut the ears into two pieces right down the middle.
They were then too big to sit side by side on the top of his head, so I had to trim them down. I just followed the curve along the sides of the ears made by the pan.
Cut a little bevel off the bottom edge and cut them a little shorter too.
I also trimmed along the curve on the other side of the ear as well. I did the same with both ears.
A skewer put deep into both the ear and the cake will hold them firmly in place.
If you noticed, we gave our poor bunny a lobotomy, so we have to restore the posterior occipital region of his cerebrum and cranium. *I like to use my medical terms once in a while so I don’t get rusty 🙂
A cupcake made with extra batter is the perfect remedy for what ails our bunny.
Just smoosh up the cupcake really tightly (similar to cake ball mixture) and stick it to the back of his head with some buttercream. You will notice I also softened up the curve of his back just a bit where I had lopped off his ears.
A nice little crumb coat smoothed with some Viva and our plastic surgery is done.
Now it’s time to stick his ears back in. He was very happy to be able to hear again.
I also beveled the sharp corners of his ears as well to give them a more rounded and natural shape.
Here is a profile pic. See how nice his shape is? I have to admit I was pretty tickled with how it came out. I really had no idea what I was doing, and just winging it as I went along. (I do that a lot, LOL)
So the rest is really easy but very time consuming. Use your favorite blossom cutter and make 80 bamillion blossoms. Lay them on a soft sponge and press the middle with a fat tip of a paintbrush to make them curl up. (*Please don’t look at my funky cel pad. It is weary from wear.)
Thin your buttercream with water and paint on the bunny in small sections, applying the blossoms while still wet. After you place a bunch of blossoms on, push in the middles again with your paintbrush handle to make them bunch up a bit.
Get your coffee pot brewing, turn on the TV to your favorite show, and plan to spend the next large portion of your life making and applying blossoms. Please don’t curse me while you are doing this. But I promise the end result will be well worth it!
Use balls of fondant to make his eyes and nose.
You may not be able to tell in the photo, but I sprayed the whole cake with pearl shimmer after it was done. (Cover the eyes while you do this.) It really just made the cake come to life and added that soft finishing touch it needed.
And don’t forget the bow.
I hope you give this a try. You are sure to get some serious oohs and aahs when you present this beauty. Please send me photos if you do!
Happy Caking!
Sharon
jane says
ADORABLE…and since my own “kids” don’t like fondant covering….this is perfect…great idea! Like all your ideas! 🙂
leana says
too cute
Ligea says
Excellent work on the lobotomy! This is a really cute cake; you never cease to amaze me.
Maria Elena says
this is so beautiful I want to do it, try to buy this week the pan with the 50%cuopon I hope i can make it
thanks agaien for the beautiful inspiration
Marilyn Sullivan says
You are a rock star – love this and all your tutorials.
Bonnie Moses says
OMG, now I know what I’m gonna make for my grown daughters birthday. She will take to to her job (she is an RN at Hospice) and share with her other co-workers that have to work on Easter. So thank you so much!! 🙂
Lorri says
How many is a bamillion? lol
Jacque says
Awwwww! The bunny is so adorable Sharon! Thank you for the step by step!
Turkesha says
I love this bunny! You did a great job!!!
gaviota4fly says
Love it!
Misty says
Love the bunny! My niece’s birthday is on Easter this year and she adores bunnies. I think I just found her birthday cake! (May I ask what photo editing software you use Sharon? Your photos are always gorgeous!)
Jeanne says
Wow, this is beyond cute. Now I have to think of other items to use this technique on!! 3 stacked ball topiary comes to mind. Thanks Sharon!!
Meree says
ooohh I love the topiary ball idea Jeanne! That would look amazing!! 🙂
Erikajane Jauregui says
Thank you so much for this step by step! I’m gonna try it this week. I’ll post pics on my FaceBook page – Eat YourArt Out. Thanks again!
Sharon Zambito says
Thank you all so much. Misty I use Picasa and Image Expert editing softwares. I go back and forth between the two on the same photo, LOL. Both are very easy to use. I usually take my own (bad) photos but this bunny was professionally photographed, so the credit goes to her on this one. 🙂
baking supplies says
Wow, awesome blog format! How lengthy have you been blogging for? you make blogging glance easy. The total glance of your site is wonderful, let alone the content material!
Phyllis Lass Thomton says
Although our Grandchildren will not be here for Easter, I could just make it and send them Photos. Since the mold is no longer available, I think the approach I’ll have to take is to make cakes and use buttercream icing between the layers, carve it in the shape of a bunny, dirty ice cake and chill to firm. Would you suggest this way to proceed? Thanks for your advice.
Dana Schaub says
I love this, I do not have a bunny pan but I do have a cute little lamb that is sitting, I think I will try it using the flowers to cover it! Thanks so much for the info, You are amazing! This would work for any “shape” pan just make the colors to match! I can’t wait for the other holidays to come around. Halloween thru Christmas is going to be loads of fun!!
Gina Kolaja says
This cake is an absolute dream! What a wonderful idea and I can’t thank you enough for sharing. What kind of cake did you bake? It looks delicious!
Sharon Zambito says
Phyllis I think you could do that and it would work fine. use a very sturdy cake for those ears 🙂
Sharon Zambito says
Thank you all for the kind comments. Gina, I used the sturdy cake recipe shown here: http://sugaredblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/few-of-my-favorite-things.html
Dolce Jeanna says
I love your Bunny and the possibilities are endless! So sweet of you to share it wiath all of us. Happy Easter!
corinne krieg says
wow thanks for sharing your inspiration great tutorial, would love to try and do it but time is missing till easter
amanda rowden says
love the bunny from naughty but nice cakes (amanda rowden)
Anita Renwick says
what a stunning cake, might try this for next year, thanx for the tutorial!
Susie says
What an adorable bunny cake! Thanks for the tutorial!!
Emma says
That is a beautiful cake. Thank you for the brilliant tutorial x
LaGonda says
OMG! This is so cute!
GLAIS says
SO CUTE,,,
Tabby says
Wonderful recipe! I really adore your work! Thank you for sharing the recipe with us!
LynnS says
thank you for the bunny idea! i made a small one out of R.C.T. and covered it in about 700 little flowers and sat it upon an 8″ cake for Easter. it was so cute and the kids loved it. thank you again! 🙂
Brandi says
Did you use fondont for the flowers?
BobbiH says
I am a total cake stalker for years and this has got to be one of the cutest ever! I love that now I know I’m not the only person who sees things in cake! 🙂 simple beautiful!
Janine Hook says
This is just beautiful, I am going to make this for my friends children for Easter, I have just managed to purchase the pan at Amazon ladies. Very excited. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Meree says
I love how you say ‘I really didn’t know what I was doing, I was just winging it’!!! You always know exactly what to do, you’re amazing!!! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome talents!!! 🙂 Love too that you got inspired by a ‘non-cake’ item .. I have so many photos of non-cake stuff that I see and think oooohhh that could be made with icing/cake ! Love your work. xx
Mascake Scarlett says
Ohhhhhh!!!!! I loveeeeeee it. So cute!!!
Fiso says
Amazing!
Daniela Tobie says
I absolutely love this and how you explained your tutorial. I cannot wait to try it. Just not looking forward to making the bamillion blossoms 🙂
Linda Thompson says
Ironic, I saved this tutorial since last year. Just finished making mine and when I went to post it had an email from SugarEd with easter tutorials! Thank you so much Sharon! You are truly amazing. I think I made a “Bazillion” little flowers! I love the cake! Makes me smile. This one is for me!
Dawn says
Lovely. Very different and too cute for words!
Rosetta says
Thanks for your tutorial. Looks very cute and very, very creative. Thanks for sharing your skills.
June says
Like everything you do Sharon, it is lovely & I love the way you write!!!
raquel plaza says
Hola,
Maravilloso vuestro trabajo, desde España gracias,
Raquel,
Claudia says
Darling cake Sharon, and a great tutorial. Thank you.
Anne says
Thank you Sharon for this lovely idea and free tutorial… Im going to try taking the baked cake to France at Easter in a suitcase and decorate it there. I’ll get the family to cut and stick blossoms on for an evening. That should keep my mother quiet for a while.
Joyeuses Paques!
Tami G. says
This is genius…your bunny is perfect…awesome job.
Esther cabre says
Thanks!!! I lovely!!
Denise Rucker says
How did you make that buttercream? Is it as thick as a fondant? Beautiful conversation piece!
Lori Perales says
Absolutely darling!
Thank you for sharing
Jeni says
Love, love, love this!!!!
Louise Gillespie says
Thank you, he is adorable x
Ckay says
Adorable! I love it!
This is what I need in a cold foggy day: Spring!
Thank you for sharing the tutorial, you’ve done an amazing job!
nenehands says
It´s absolutely cute! I´ll try to do it!
midge says
What did you make the flowers with. Is it fondant or Royal icing?
Loved the bunny. I have the cake ready need to know about which icing to use!
Beautiful!!Thanks for sharing
Heather De Souza says
Fabulous cake. My son is going to make it for his daughters 1st birthday. We live in England and managed to get the tin off ebay! . Can you please tell us what ingredients and the quantity needed for the sponge.
Jennifer says
I loved your bunny cake and tried it out for myself. It turned out great! I ended up using about 400 or so flowers, in case anyone is wondering how many you need. I couldn’t get them as snug together but I did a thicker layer of buttercream so it didn’t really matter that much. Thanks for the inspiration! My family and kids were so impressed with the pretty bunny cake, we named her Buttercup! Check it out here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/414049759467982230/
Bobbie Parsons says
Thank-you so much for sharing. Your tutorial is well set out, understandable and easy to follow.
Colleen Frank says
OMG, OMG, OMG!!
Patrycja says
Most beautiful cake I have ever seen, plus I have a major thing for bunnies…