Easter Bunny Chocolate Cake Recipe

Grease the bottom and sides of 2 high-edged cake pans with a soft 100% vegetable fat, then flour them. Preheat the oven to 180°C/340°F.

Beat the 100% vegetable spread and the granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla extract and the eggs, adding them one at a time and mixing well after each addition. Do the same with the flour, baking powder, and white chocolate chips.

Evenly distribute the batter between the two prepared pans and bake the cakes in the oven for 35 minutes until they are golden brown and moist.

Place them on a rack and let them cool completely. Roll out some ready-to-use white fondant and cut out two circles for the rabbit's eyes. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Add the melted dark chocolate to the white circles to create the pupils and let them set.

Cover the ear and mouth template with a sheet of parchment paper. Then transfer the melted dark chocolate into a disposable piping bag. Create the mouth by following the template, then make the ears by spreading the chocolate with a spatula. Allow everything to cool in the refrigerator.

Once set, transfer the melted white chocolate into a disposable piping bag and cover the dark chocolate ear with a thin layer of white chocolate. Then, decorate the center of each ear with pink sprinkles before placing them in the refrigerator to set.

To prepare the frosting, mix the plant-based shortening, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Add the cooled boiled water and mix until you achieve a creamy and spreadable consistency.

Stack the cooled cakes by spreading a layer of vanilla frosting between them. Then cover the edges and the top with the remaining frosting using a spatula.

To finish, attach the eyes and mouth in the frosting by pressing lightly. Cut a pink marshmallow to create a triangular nose and place it on the cake. Add a white marshmallow behind the cake to make the rabbit's tail. Finally, take the ears out of the refrigerator and make two slits on the top of the cake to insert the ears, giving the cake its final rabbit shape!