Layer cakes are my favorite dessert to make when it’s a holiday or I have guests coming over for a party. A tall, layered cake is super impressive looking, even if it’s a snap to bake and decorate like this Easter cake is. I have more Cakes for Easter that you can try! Carrot Cake is an Easter tradition for some, or try my Chocolate Easter Nest Cake – it’s also topped with chocolate eggs. If it’s not quite Easter yet, you might want to make a King Cake, which is traditionally eaten for Mardi Gras celebrations.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Key Ingredients
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Butter: Unsalted butter is used in the cake batter as well as to make a rich buttercream frosting. Sugar: Regular granulated sugar is the best choice for baking a cake. Eggs: 3 large eggs pull the cake batter together. Let your eggs come to room temperature along with the butter before mixing. Buttermilk: Whole milk can be used instead of buttermilk if you prefer, but adding buttermilk to cake makes them extra soft and velvety. Vanilla Extract: The perfect flavor for a vanilla cake! You can feel free to add almond extract if you prefer as well. A bit of coconut extract would also work well! Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt: These common pantry ingredients are the dry mix for our scratch cake recipe. Sift them together before adding to the cake batter. Gel Food Coloring: I’m using pink, yellow and blue food coloring to match the colors of my Easter bunny peeps. Vanilla Buttercream: An easy Vanilla Buttercream frosting is made with unsalted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and heavy cream. Decorations: 24 Bunny peeps in three different colors, 1 bag of easter M&Ms, and 1 cup of sweetened coconut flakes, (dyed green) are what you’ll need. I’ll tell you how to color the coconut below.
Be sure to try my other cakes decorated with peeps! This Easter Cake Roll has a row of Peeps chicks perched on top of it, and my Sunflower Peeps Cake uses yellow peeps to make flower petals.
How to Make a Peeps Easter Cake
Recipe Tips
Use a scale: To be sure that your layers are all the same size, use a kitchen scale to weigh the three bowls of batter. Measure Correctly: When following a cake recipe, it’s important to properly measure all of the ingredients. See all of my measuring tips and tricks if you need a reminder.Level if needed: If your cakes come out domed you may need to level them using a serrated knife. Also, if the bottoms of the cakes are too brown for any reason, you can carefully slice off the brown layer to get perfectly colored cakes. The Best Cake Pans: The best cake pans for layer cakes are straight sided round pans. They will make removing the cakes easier, and the layers will rise evenly when baking. I use these non-stick pans and get great results every time.Use Gel Food Coloring: You’ll get the most vivid and bright colors in your baked goods using a gel based food coloring rather than a liquid. Wilton gel food colors are my favorites. The set linked here has all of the basic colors and will last you a long time.Is your freezer full? Instead of setting the crumb coat in the freezer, put the cake in the fridge for 40 minutes instead.
What to Serve with Peeps Easter Cake
You are going to want to make this fun cake to go along with your Easter brunch or dinner menu! Start by choosing a delicious Easter ham recipe. Pineapple Ham is a gorgeous, classic main dish. You can also make a Honey Baked Ham, or do the Ham in the instant pot this year. Put out tasty and easy sides like Broccoli Casserole, Cheesy Potatoes, and Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots. Finish the menu with more Easter Desserts! Try these Cookie Cups with chocolate eggs, or make up a batch of Bunny Bait white chocolate popcorn. No Bake Strawberry Pie is also delicious for any Spring holidays. Your family is going to be so impressed with this fun Easter Cake that you make for them! Be sure to Pin this recipe to save it for later. © Little Sunny Kitchen
