Easter Cake Recipe
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Easter Cake Recipe
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This beautiful Easter Cake Recipe has a fluffy, moist cake base that’s topped with a homemade buttercream frosting made to look like robin’s eggs. It’s sure to be a show-stopper!
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Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup buttermilk
For the Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 4 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 3 drops Robins egg food coloring, see notes
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 bag Robin's eggs, for serving
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13x9 baking dish, or use a baking spray with flour in it. You could also use my homemade cake release.
- In a bowl, combine cake flour, salt, and baking powder with a whisk. Set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with granulated sugar for about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of the boal. Add in whole eggs and egg whites, and vanilla extract. Beat an additional 2 minutes.
- Alternate additions of the dry ingredients with the buttermilk, beating after each addition (I do 3 addtions). Beat one full minutes after all ingredients have been added.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake for 40-44 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just crumbs.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
For the Frosting.
- Beat butter for 3-4 minutes until pale in color.
- Add in powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Beat an additional 3-4 minutes until fluffy and smooth.
- Add food coloring, one drop at a time until desired color is achieved.
- Spread frosting over top of cooled cake with an offset spatula.
- Sprinkle a little bit of the cocoa over the top of the frosted cake to give it a speckled look.
- To serve, cut into squares and top each slice of a cake with a few Robin's eggs.
Notes
- We used Americolor Robins Egg Food coloring from amazon, but Wilton also carries a sky blue that is similar.
- You can store the uncut, frosted cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. If the cake is cut, place a piece of plastic wrap over the cut area to help seal in moisture.
- Use room temperature butter.
- Be sure to measure your flour correctly to ensure the best results for this cake.
- Don't overbake the cake! It can dry it out.
- To get the speckled look on the frosting, you could also use melted chocolate and dip a clean, new paintbrush into the chocolate and "flick" it onto the cake.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1slice
Calories
591kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
87mg
(29%)
Sodium
344mg
(14%)
Potassium
123mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
50g
(100%)
Vitamin A
1018IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
0.02mg
(0%)
Calcium
88mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 591 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 591kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 87mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 344mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 123mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 50g | 100% |
| Vitamin A | 1018IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 88mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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