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Bunny birthday cake

by Louise 48 Comments

This is the bunny birthday cake that I made for my daughters birthday party. I made the bunny out of gum paste and made the fur with soft royal icing. The bunny was suposed to look alot more fluffy in the fur, since it should look like a replica of the little Lionhead bunny that we gave her. But the royal icing was a little too wet when I applied it. Also I completely forgot the whiskers.

The birthday cake was a white cake with raspberry mousse and Italian Meringue Buttercream and covered with white chocolate fondant The cake was sweating a lot because it was very humid in the weather that day, so it was a little glossy when it was time to eat it. The carrot border was also made out of gum paste and turned out to be just perfect for the bunny cake.

Happy Caking!

Louise

Btw: It is really great to see how many of you who will be featured in the 1,000 ideas for decorating cupcakes, cakes, and cookies book Now I just cant wait to see it.

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  1. Amy

    January 25, 2013 at 3:35 AM

    I’m making this cake for my sisters birthday now!
    Do you colour the fondant yourself or buy is coloured?
    Thankyou!

    Reply
    • Louise

      January 25, 2013 at 7:32 AM

      It depends on what color I will be using. I always buy red and black pre colored fondant

      Reply
  2. Berline Kieubert

    November 22, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    This site and your cake decorating is gorgeous & Elegant. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.

    Reply
  3. Heather - Fifty-Two cakes

    October 13, 2010 at 11:20 PM

    Gawd. Whiskers or not, that might be the cutest bunny I have ever seen. I can make just about anything taste good, but for the life of me, I cannot decorate them to be as beautiful as yours. Maybe I need to take a class (or just follow this blog) because my cake decoration skills need serious help.

    Reply
  4. lyndsay

    September 22, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    utterly adorable!!! no whiskers, no problem! great colours, great simplicity and restraint in design!

    Reply
  5. Viv

    September 9, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    This is just the sweetest thing. Love the carrot border!

    Reply
  6. marcellina

    September 2, 2010 at 5:54 AM

    Wow! I have just found your blog and love what you do! I used to decorated wedding cakes and really enjoyed it but once my son came along it was too difficult. I appreciate you beautiful work displayed here to inspire us. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

    Reply
  7. Meredith

    September 1, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    Oh my gosh, this look delicious! And so beautiful! Your photographs are gorgeous.
    I’ve recently launched my own blog, I’d love for you to check it out and let me know what you think 🙂 http://www.prettygoodfood.com
    Thanks, and Happy Cooking!!!

    Reply
  8. Becky

    August 31, 2010 at 3:30 AM

    SOoooo very cute! I would love to see your cakes with a slice cut out 🙂 Just wondering how much icing you put on before you drape the fondant.

    Reply
  9. Avanika (Yumsilicious Bakes)

    August 30, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    Oh this is adorable!! It’s look perfect, and no one will know that you intended something else

    Reply
  10. miriam

    August 29, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    CUTE!! i want that cake.

    Reply
  11. Laura

    August 29, 2010 at 2:38 AM

    That is so sweet! Amazing birthday cake!

    Reply
  12. Elny

    August 25, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    Cute.. happy b’day to your daughter.. you are super mom.. btw did you use the piping tip when apply the Royal icing on the bunny??.. thanks for sharing.. blessings,

    Reply
  13. Shira

    August 24, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    Simple yet cute! Love it!!!!

    Reply
  14. Carrie

    August 24, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    Oh wow! This is sooo cute! I love it! I’ve only recently started cake decorating and my next mission it to try modelling. You are an inspiration!

    Reply
  15. Carmen

    August 24, 2010 at 3:20 AM

    Beautiful!!! Thanks for share it!!!! I love your blog!!!

    Reply
  16. Elaine

    August 24, 2010 at 1:44 AM

    What a lovely cake for a daughter of any age. Tell her Happy Birthday! from me.

    Reply
  17. Sonya Begg

    August 24, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    Hi Louise
    That is one cute bunny, could easily be adapted for Easter cake too, although now in Australia our Easter bunnies are being replaced with Bilbys! My friend Vanessa has just won a prestigious cake decorating competition sponsored by the NSW Cake Decorators Guild in Australia. Her cake was the best exhibit overall..a great achievement considering she’s only be decorating cakes for three years. You can see her cake on her blogspot.https://inspiredbycake.blogspot.com/ It’s worth a look.

    Reply
  18. Sharlene

    August 24, 2010 at 12:34 AM

    I love the carrots – makes me salivate!

    Reply
  19. lyzzie

    August 23, 2010 at 10:58 PM

    Hi Louise this cake is adorable, The bunny is beatiful , is a acake original , elegant . congratulations

    Reply
  20. Terri

    August 23, 2010 at 10:59 PM

    I’ve recently found your stunning blog. You really are a very, very talanted lady!! Congratulations on your daughter’s birthday, and well done for making such a fun cake. I bet she LOVED her rabbit!!

    Reply
  21. Laura

    August 23, 2010 at 10:37 PM

    A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!

    Reply
  22. jackie

    August 23, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    love the cake but where is the bunny nose haha try using the clay gun to make fur if you dont have one use a garlic press it works great love it

    Reply
  23. shimmering

    August 23, 2010 at 8:33 PM

    Aaaaaw the cake looks so cute……the rabbit is chooooochweet and the carrots look cute too…..

    Reply
  24. Alessandra

    August 23, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    Cute as! I suppose the base could be also a carrot cake 🙂

    Reply
  25. Esther

    August 23, 2010 at 7:17 PM

    awww, the bunny is so cute, so are the carrots and the cake 🙂 i love everything about that cake.

    Reply
  26. Kathy G. Fowler

    August 23, 2010 at 6:55 PM

    This is awesome! Your talent is fabulous!

    Reply
  27. Jenny

    August 23, 2010 at 6:26 PM

    the cake is adorable! your daughter is lucky to have such a wonderful baker for a mom.

    Reply
  28. Gabby

    August 23, 2010 at 6:26 PM

    So cute!

    Reply
  29. Marge

    August 23, 2010 at 6:25 PM

    I always enjoy reading your post and I admire your work. Much appreciate your remarks on your errors and mistakes that you make as they are so helpful to others. Curious on why you didn’t make the carrots out of fondant or marzipan as they can at least be eaten.

    Reply
  30. Nani

    August 23, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    Congratulations!!! the cake is so cute!!!
    I’m a big fan of your creations….

    Reply
  31. Chocolate Freckles

    August 23, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    The cutest!

    Reply
  32. Charlotte

    August 23, 2010 at 5:02 PM

    Dear Louise, this bunny cake is sooooo cute!! I am a very beginner in using fondant (less than a month!) and I will try to make my own chocolate fondant very soon. I hope it will looks as good as yours! is the bunny eye a chocolate?

    Reply
  33. Asyah

    August 23, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    CUTEEEEE !!!!!

    Reply
  34. Ruth

    August 23, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    Soooo cute! I loooooove the bunny! Would you adopt me?LOL. Your daughter is so lucky!

    Reply
  35. Julie

    August 23, 2010 at 3:33 PM

    Seriously cute cake!

    Reply
  36. Emma

    August 23, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    This litt ebunny reminds me of my “snowball” rabbit I had when I was a little girl! Well done!

    Reply
  37. paula

    August 23, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    hi louise,
    happy daughter’s birthday…..
    the bunnie looks lovely, as well as the cake…
    gr paula

    Reply
  38. Annette

    August 23, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Beautiful cake, thanks for sharing 😉

    Reply
  39. Danielle

    August 23, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Oh she’s adorable! What a cute little bunny! Love the carrot border too. White choc fondant sounds yummy!!

    Reply
  40. Lynn

    August 23, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    I discovered that Italian Meringue Buttercream and fondant do not go along well together. I love IMBC but for fondant cakes, I have to use the classic buttercream. It could be that the egg whites in IMBC contains water and that makes the fondant sweaty and in time will melt. I once decorated a cake with IMBC and fondant butterflies. But in the morning, I had a shock to see the butterflies looked like a lump of melted fondant!

    Reply
  41. Mari's Cakes

    August 23, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    Beautiful! I love the baby carrot border. Have a great week 🙂

    Reply
  42. Nikki

    August 23, 2010 at 1:40 PM

    Please can i have the recipe and instruction to make white choc. fondant……..:)

    Reply
  43. Amber

    August 23, 2010 at 1:29 PM

    Precious cake!

    Reply
  44. Kylie

    August 23, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    It’s adorable Louise! I love your little bunny and the carrot border is the cutest thing!

    Reply
  45. Cécile CC

    August 23, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    Ce gâteau est magnifique, le lapin est trop mignon, l’ensemble est des plus joli, félicitation

    Reply
  46. Astrid

    August 23, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    This cake is adorable.
    May i ask how did you like the fondant??? I know you made a dummy before with this fondant.
    I ordered the dvd`s from Jennifer a few months ago and tried the fondant , i liked it a lot but it did sweat maby because of the weather but it could be because of the chocolate.

    Best regards

    Reply
  47. Farah

    August 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    OMG!!! this is the cutest cake ever!!!! The bunny is soooooo cute!!! Your daughter is the luckiest girl. 🙂

    Reply

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