Easter Bunny Carrot Cake
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
A festive Easter dessert in the shape of a bunny, made from a fluffy carrot cake sponge spiced with star anise, covered in a smooth mascarpone cream and coated in shredded coconut.
Ingredients
Method
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Prepare the sponge according to the carrot cake recipe, adding a little star anise.
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Once the sponge is baked, let it cool completely.
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For the cream cheese frosting, mix the mascarpone, heavy cream, and vanilla extract, without adding sugar.
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After the sponge has cooled, cut it to shape it into a bunny.
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Cover the sponge completely with the cream cheese frosting.
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Coat the sponge in a fluffy layer of shredded coconut.
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Cut out two ears and a nose from paper and color them pink.
The story behind this recipe
...And not just for Easter!! You can make it whenever you want!
After 5 years of making it and falling hopelessly in love with this dessert, I try to change the spices each time to reach a perfect version. But carrot cake is perfect through its fluffy texture and the cream cheese frosting that suits it wonderfully.
Simple to prepare, and if you follow the steps, you can't go wrong! You have the sponge recipe [here](https://anamariagateste.blogspot.com/2018/02/carrot-cake-cu-nuci-si-stafide.html), but this time I added a little [star anise](https://vegis.ro/mirodenii-pentru-prajituri/solaris/5832-anason-stelat-40g/) that I found on vegis.ro (they are incredibly good when it comes to spices, and not only that!!).
Follow the recipe steps and after the sponge is baked, let it cool completely.
For the cream cheese frosting, I used 300 grams of mascarpone, 300 ml of heavy cream, and [vanilla extract](https://vegis.ro/mirodenii-pentru-prajituri/taylor-and-colledge/23210-vanilie-pasta-de-vanilie-ecologica-bio-65g/). I didn't add any sugar because I find it sweet enough without it.
After the sponge has cooled, we cut it as I did in the pictures below. You will also see in the pictures how I shaped the bunny :)
When I finished covering the sponge completely with the cream cheese frosting, we dress it in a fluffy layer of [shredded coconut.](https://vegis.ro/produse-din-cocos/adams-vision/17167-nuca-cocos-razuita-200g/)
We cut out 2 ears and the nose from paper and draw them in pink (we can leave this to the kids, they'll surely find it fun).
## Source: Facebook (2019-04-14)
🗓️ Easter is just around the corner and we're stressed about not knowing what to make for dessert for the Easter meal!
Let's step out of the routine, I say..!
I've prepared a.. Bunny #cake🐰🧡 for which I needed some patience, but the result is "so cute"!
I bought the ingredients from Vegis so I wouldn't waste time in stores. By the way, I get my Easter gifts from there too 🎈🎁✔️
I'll let you discover how I made this wonder. 🐇 You can find the step-by-step recipe on my blog:
https://anamariagateste.blogspot.com/2019/04/desert-de-paste-rabbit-cake.html?m=1
#anamariagateste
Happy baking! 💪
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