Strawberry Bunnies And Carrots Cake Recipes

CARROT TOP PEEPS® BUNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray. Place paper baking cup in 1 regular-size muffin cup.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, water, eggs, cinnamon and nutmeg with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in carrots.
• Spoon 1/4 cup batter into baking cup. Bake cupcake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan to cool completely; remove baking cup from cupcake, and discard. Place cupcake in freezer until ready to frost. Divide remaining batter evenly between round pans (about 2 1/4 cups each). Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around edges to loosen. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Frost cake rounds using 2/3 cup frosting between layers. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting in small bowl. Frost side and top with remaining frosting to cover completely. Immediately attach 22 PEEPS® bunnies around bottom edge of cake, pressing slightly to attach to cake.
• Add red and yellow gel food colors to reserved 1/2 cup frosting to tint orange. Remove cupcake from freezer; frost bottom half of cupcake with orange frosting, and place frosted side down in center of cake. Continue frosting to cover cupcake completely.
• Using photo as a guide, sprinkle crushed cookie around base of frosted cupcake. Cut licorice twist in half crosswise; set aside one half for another use. Gently pull apart ends of remaining half, leaving one end intact, to look like a carrot top. Press intact end into top of cupcake to complete the carrot. Place remaining PEEPS® bunny next to carrot.

CANDY-COATED STRAWBERRY CARROTS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the candy melts in a small deep microwave-safe bowl or glass measuring cup and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut oil until smooth.
• Dip the strawberries in the melted candy and swirl until fully coated. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. When all the strawberries are coated, drizzle some of the remaining melted candy back and forth across the strawberries with a spoon to make horizontal lines. Set aside in a cool place until the candy sets, about 1 hour.
• Peel the candy-coated strawberries off the paper and trim any uneven edges. Serve on a bed of chocolate sprinkles.

CRANBERRY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 3 - 8 inch round cake pans. Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt in a bowl, and set aside.
• Cream together the sugar, mayonnaise, eggs, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until blended, scraping the bowl occasionally. Stir in the flour mixture, then fold in the carrots, pineapple, pecans, and cranberries. Divide evenly between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan, and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

STRAWBERRY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt cake pan.
• Beat all ingredients except strawberries in a large bowl on low speed for 45 seconds, scraping bowl, constantly.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping occasionally.
• Fold in strawberries; pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Prepare Strawberry cream cheese glaze recipe#to follow, spoon onto cake.
• Refrigerate any remaining cake.

STRAWBERRY CARROT BUNDT CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY-CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour a 12 cup bundt cake pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, soda and salt.
• In a medium size bowl, beat together the oil, yogurt, water and eggs.
• Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and beat on medium speed 1 minute or until thoroughly blended.
• Stir in shredded carrots, pecans and strawberries; pour into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes and remove from pan, allow to cool completely, then spoon glaze over cake.
• For the glaze, beat together the cream cheese, strawberries and vanilla; gradually beat in the 3/4 cup powdered sugar until blended.

STRAWBERRY CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour bundt cake pan. Beat all ingredients except strawberries and glaze in large bowl for 2 minutes. Fold in strawberries and pour into pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Cool. Prepare glaze by beating softened cream cheese, vanilla and strawberries until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until blended and spoon onto cake.