3D Easter Bunny Cake

3D Easter Bunny Cake

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Intermediate
1 Day (after construction prep)
RRP
$350 - $400

Create a charming 3D Easter Bunny Cake with big ears, colourful eggs, basket texture, fur piping, and more.

Learn how to create a delightful 3D Easter Bunny Rabbit cake with big long ears, a feminine character, and a basket filled with colourful Easter eggs. In this step-by-step tutorial, Serdar Yener shows you how to study the reference image, make the right construction decisions before starting, and choose suitable methods for each part of the design.

This tutorial is not just about decorating the finished cake. It also teaches the planning and workflow behind a successful 3D cake project, helping you understand how to structure the build, line up each stage correctly, and achieve a polished final result. A perfect Easter showpiece for family gatherings, dessert tables, and festive celebrations.

  • Internal structure for sitting animals with large ears
  • Shaping ears using a starch bed
  • Planning each section with the right method
  • Using cake paste and fondant separately
  • Preparing eyes in advance
  • Mini flowers on wires
  • Basket texture without a mould
  • Fur texture with royal icing
  • Floor coverage with pressure piping

Downloadable Course Material

If you would like to approximately match the size of the artwork in the tutorial, print the downloadable files at 100% size. If you require your artwork to be smaller or larger, just adjust the print size accordingly.
3D Easter Bunny Cake Course Material
This PDF document contains templates and guides to help you with this tutorial.

Track
Duration
Introduction
5:54
Tools & Materials
1:40
Recipes & Ingredients
2:06
Layering the Cake
18:49
Adding the Crumb & Crust Coat
9:37
Setting Up Ear Support
2:33
Attaching the Head
3:28
Preparing all the Small Parts
22:28
Making the Eyes
4:32
Making the Basket
6:16
Coating the Cake
7:31
Adding the Basket
0:43
Coating the Legs
4:01
Adding the Ears
2:00
Adding Fur Texture
7:32
Adding the Mouth
6:50
Adding Final Touches
13:52
Final Thoughts
1:36
Total Duration
2:03:11

While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video. Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you've discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results. Please note that some items may be listed as sets, and it is usually recommended to have full sets, it may not be neccessary. In most cases, only one item from a set is actually used in the tutorial. Please watch the tutorial before purchasing any items to make sure you are not buying anything you don't need.
Tools & Materials
Cutting & Slicing
  • Set of knives
  • Craft knife
  • Pizza cutter
  • Box cutter
  • Set of scissors
Rolling & Coating
  • Set of PVC pipes (30mm to 40mm thick, 40cm & 20cm long)
  • Rolling pin (30cm long)
  • Powder shaker (Filled with starch)
  • Needle or pin (to pop air bubbles)
  • Perfections strips
  • Fondant smoother
Cleaning & Storing
  • Wet and dry hand towels
  • Zip locked plastic sandwich bags (2 sizes)
  • Table brush
Modelling & Shaping
  • Modelling tools
  • Plastic cutlery (knife, fork, spoon)
  • Hard pastry margarine/shortening
  • Oil cooking spray
Colouring & Painting
  • Airbrush set
  • Gel colours
  • Luster dust
  • Set of brushes
  • Clean sponge cubes
  • Titanium dioxide
Masking & Layering
  • Set of icing spatulas
  • Set of scrapers (hard and flexible)
Piping
  • Disposable piping bags
  • Cellophane sheets
Small starch bed
2cm high

To shape large ears

Plastic Wrap
Round Cutter Set
Digital Scale
Preferably with 1 gram increments.
Gloves
Eye pusher

An object to make indentation for eyes.

Straws
4mm to cut out very thin pastillage for eye reflection
Basket pusher
1cm flat object to create basket texture
Cake Board
5mm thick 35cm round MDF wrapped with cellophane sheet. 10mm hole little off the centre
A piece of wood coated with fabric and temporarily covered with cellophane to keep fabric clean until the cake is complete. For more information, watch our tutorial on how to cover a cake board with fabric .
Hexagonal Nut (10mm)
x4
Threaded Rod (10mm)
25cm long
Threaded rod with 10mm diametre (also known as M10).
Cake Board
3mm cardboard 7cm round 10mm hole in the centre
A piece of wood coated with fabric and temporarily covered with cellophane to keep fabric clean until the cake is complete. For more information, watch our tutorial on how to cover a cake board with fabric .
Straws
Bubble tea size to cover threaded rod
Aluminium Wire
3cm thick 50cm long to create ear holders
Flower wire
8 x 15cm very thin

For holding mini flowers

Recipes & Ingredients
Rolled Fondant
1150g white300g straw colour100g pink150g peach100g red100g yellow100g light blue100g light green
A commonly used sugar paste for coating cakes. Also known as RTR (ready to roll) fondant.
White Chocolate (Compound)
350g
Compound chocolate is a product made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners. It is used as a lower-cost alternative to true chocolate, as…

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