How to Make and Decorate an Easter Egg Cake

Easter eggs are not just found in an Easter basket. A bright, colorful Easter Egg cake will be a special surprise when it comes time to serve dessert. It's easy to decorate this cake in whatever colors you want.

EASTER EGG CAKE

1 boxed cake mix (any flavor)

yellow and green food coloring

green, orange, yellow and pink decorator gels

white frosting

decorating tips

gum drops

silver non-pareils

one round cake pan

WHITE BUTTER CREAM ICING RECIPE:

16-ounce package confectioners sugar

6 tablespoons butter or margarine (softened)

3 to 4 tablespoons milk

1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

Note: The Easter egg cake needs just one round cake pan, so plan to make either two Easter egg cakes or cupcakes with the remaining batter.

Prepare the cake as directed on the package. Pour half the batter into one round cake pan and bake as directed on the box. Let the cake cool thoroughly before frosting.

Prepare the icing in a medium bowl with mixer set on medium to low speed. Beat all ingredients together until the icing is smooth and spreading consistency.

Put ¾ cup of frosting in a separate bowl. Add two drops of green food coloring and stir until mixed.

Put three drops of yellow food coloring in the large bowl of frosting and mix. (If you want pink, add a few drops of red food coloring until you get the color you desire.

Remove the cake from the pan. Using a sharp knife, cut the cake into an oval shape, and place the oval form on a serving platter.

Frost the entire cake with the yellow frosting. Spread some green frosting around the bottom edges of the cake to give the appearance of grass.

Smooth the frosting with a spatula or flat icing spreader. Pipe zig zags, swirls and lines across the cake's surface with the decorator gel and frosting. Dot the cake's surface with the non-pareils. Scatter gumdrops in the green frosting (grass) around the bottom of the cake.

Decorate the egg-shaped cake anyway you please. Color the frosting differently, do a rainbow design, or make it solid. Be creative and add your own touches - it's your Easter Egg cake creation!