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Easter Cake
Carrots made from frosting and dirt made of crushed Oreo's on top of a delicious Easter Planted Carrots Cake makes a fun and festive Spring dessert.
Prep Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 18 servings
Calories: 731 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Perfect Chocolate Cake baked in a 9x13 pan and cooled
for the frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter salted, softened
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder sifted
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
for the 'carrots':
- 1/4 cup butter salted, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
- Orange food coloring
- 1-2 tsp milk
- 9 prigs fresh mint
- 12 Oreo cookies crushed
- 1 bag mini Cadbury eggs
Instructions
- Follow instructions in linked recipe to make the chocolate cake. Place cooled baked cake onto a serving platter and set aside.
- To make the chocolate sour cream frosting, mix butter, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar together 1-2 minutes to incorporate butter throughout the sugar. The mixture will be dry. Stir in vanilla and sour cream. Scrape sides and whip 2 minutes or until completely smooth. Spread frosting over the entire cake.
- In a small bowl, whip all ingredients for the orange frosting {carrots} until smooth. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with the Wilton 1A tip {wide round tip}. Pipe 3 to 4 rows of 3 even rounds or dollops onto the chocolate frosting creating the tops of the carrots. Top each carrot with a sprig of mint. Spread crushed oreo cookies around each frosting carrot to create the dirt.
- Finally, line the edges of the entire cake with mini Cadbury eggs. Cut into pieces and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
731kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
108g
(36%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
324mg
(14%)
Potassium
185mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
88g
(176%)
Vitamin A
305IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
10mg
(56%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 731
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 731kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 108g | 36% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 324mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 185mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 88g | 176% |
| Vitamin A | 305IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 10mg | 56% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.