The ultimate Easy Easter Cake! Our easy Easter mini egg cake is perfect for when you want to make a cake but without a whole lot effort!
I hold my hands up this is a…
REALLY, REALLY EASY EASTER BAKE IDEA.
The recipe is packed to bursting with cheat ingredients. And I’m not even going to apologise for how cheat-y and easy this Easter bake is to make.
The kids wanted to do Easter bakes and this mama is all out of time and effort, but I still want to eat cake… so you can see the dilemma…
I think when you’re a busy mum then you’ve got to cut corners where necessary just to fit everything into your day.
So if you fancy getting in the kitchen and cheating your way to a super easy Easter themed cake – then grab our little mini egg cake recipe below and enjoy!
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Spring Cake Decorations
When thinking of Easter cake decorating ideas I think it’s always nice if they’re edible and preferably chocolate!
Covering the Easter cake in little chocolate bunnies, Cadbury mini eggs and pastel cake sprinkles just looks so pretty – rustic but pretty!
And really there’s not much better to eat at Easter time than Cadbury mini egg cakes.
For more traditional Easter cake decorating ideas we just love these Easter themed cakes….
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Easy Easter Cake Ingredients
To make our mini egg Easter bake you will need…
- 425g pack of Betty Crocker Red Velvet Cake mix
- 400g tub of Betty Crocker Vanilla Icing
- 1 pack of large Malteser Bunnies
- 1 pack mini Malteser Bunnies
- 200g Cadbury mini eggs
- Anything else you fancy throwing on – hey, this is your spring cake, you add on what you like – fancy some glitter? Throw it on, want some sprinkles, then shake away. Do it your way!
Easter Wreath Ideas
How To Make Easy Easter Cake
Step One – make the cake
- Mix up and bake the Betty Crocker red velvet cake as per the box instructions.
Step Two – cover the cake in icing
- Once the cake is cool, cover in the vanilla icing, no need to be neat here, just slap it on, let the kids get involved.
Step Three – decorate the cake with Easter themed decorations
- Decorate the cake with chocolate bunnies, mini eggs and anything else you want.
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Make An Easter Cake Your Way…
- You could make home made cake – try our easy chocolate cake here.
- Decorate with any kind of Easter decorations you like.
- Throw on a little sparkle with edible glitter or even light a sparkler or two.
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How To Serve Easy Easter Cake
- Perfect for Easter parties.
- As part of a buffet to celebrate Easter Egg hunts.
- As a really easy Easter Sunday dessert.
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More Easy Easter Bakes To Make
Get more Easter food ideas and Easter kids crafts here
- White chocolate nest cakes stuffed with Cadbury mini eggs – we just love these easy Easter bake and the kids love making these too.
- Dinosaur nest cakes – because sometimes a dinosaur nest is just a whole lot better than a chicken….
- Mini Egg Cheesecake – a super easy no bake Easter cheesecake recipe
- Giant Cookie – make our giant cookie loaded with white chocolate chunks and mini eggs here.
- Waffle Board (ad feature recipe) – throw together an epic Easter dessert board loaded with waffles, mini chocolate eggs and an amazing peanut butter drizzle.
Save our super lazy, easy spring cake recipe to Pinterest for your lazy Easter baking session!
Loads more ideas for family celebrations here!
Easy Easter Cake
A super easy Easter Cake idea for kids to make
Ingredients
- 425g pack of Betty Crocker Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 400g tub Betty Crocker vanilla icing
- 1 pack large Malteser bunnies
- 1 pack mini Malteser bunnies
- 200g Cadbury mini eggs
Instructions
- Mix up and bake the Betty Crocker red velvet cake as per the box instructions.
- Once the cake is cool, cover in the vanilla icing, no need to be neat here, just slap it on.
- Decorate with bunnies and eggs.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 504Total Fat: 29gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 251mgCarbohydrates: 64gFiber: 2gSugar: 54gProtein: 4g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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