Easter Lamb Cake
An Easter Lamb Cake, has been a Easter family tradition dessert in my family for as long as I can remember.
It all started with a family friend of my grandparents, who every year would give them a Lamb Cake for the Easter Holiday.
It was the center piece at every Easter meal at my grandparents’ house. After dinner we would sit around for dessert, drinking coffee and when it was time to cut the cake, somehow, we would always end up playing with this lamb rather than actually eating it. The black jellybeans would mysteriously end up behind the lamb to make it look like, well yes you know, like poo. And then we would just sit there and start poking at it, then someone would always have to cut off the head.
This traidition still continues every Easter. We hope you enjoy these cakes as much as we do.
3D Lamb Cake
Equipment
- 1 3D Lamb cake pan
- 1 Medium mixing bowl
- 1 Piping bag and tip
- Cooking Spray Baking cooking spray is preferred
- 1 Round cooling rack
- 1 Microwave safe bowl
Ingredients
- 1 box favorite cake make mix Cannot be "moist" cake mix
- 2 tubs Vanilla frosting
- handful Jellybeans
- 1 bag Edible Grass
- Grey or Black Food coloring or any other color for the eyes
- Pink food coloring or if you happen to have Heart Confetti on hand for the nose
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F
- Mix cake mix according to directions on the box1 box favorite cake make mix
- Spray 3D lamb cake pan with baking cooking spray, set aside
- Pour cake mix into cake pan and bake for time allowed for "bunt pan".
- Make sure to do toothpick test. If toothpick comes out clean pull cake out of oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10mins.
- After 10mins dump cake out of pan onto cooling rack.
- Once cake has cooled completely, place on desired cake stand, dish, or board that you want to display your lamb cake on.
- Start with a crumb coating over the entire cake.
- In a microwave safe bowl put a ¼ cup of frosting and microwave for 15 second increments until melted stirring in between each session.2 tubs Vanilla frosting
- Once melted pour over the lambs face making sure it is completely coated. Allow to cool, repeat as needed until face is covered in smooth .
- Put remaining frosting in prepared piping bag with a #28 tip and begin frosting the lamb using a swirling motion to create a fury texture.
- In a small bowl take a tablespoon of frosting and add grey or black food coloring. Mix until desired color is reached. Take a toothpick and draw on the eyes.Grey or Black Food coloring
- If you have heart confetti on hand put a small dap of frosting on the confetti and place for the nose. If you do not have any on hand mix a small amount of pink food coloring to some frosting and with a toothpick draw a nose.
- When finished, use jellybeans for eyes and nose and to decorate base of lamb along with edible grass.handful Jellybeans, 1 bag Edible Grass
Lamb Cake
Equipment
- 2 8in or 9in Round cake pans
- 2 Round cooling rack
- 1 Medium mixing bowl
- 1 Icing Spatula
- Baking spray
Ingredients
- 1 box Cake mix Any cake mix will work
- 1 bag Medium Marshmallows You can also get 1 bag of small marshmallows and alternate.
- 2 tubs White frosting
- Pink sugar crystals
- 1 tube Mini black frosting
- 1 tube Mini pink frosting Candy or Heart confetti for the nose
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F
- Prepare round cake pans with Baking Spray and set aside
- In a medium bowl make cake mix according to directions on box1 box Cake mix
- Bake for time allowed per size of pan you chose.
- Do the toothpick test, if the toothpick comes out clean, take cake out and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
- Remove from cake pans and set on cooling racks until completely cooled
- When cake is completely cooled place on desired cake stand, flat dish, or board that you want to display your lamb cake on.
- Using a frosting spatula, start with a crumb coat of white frosting. Once crumb coat is on, with remaining frosting finish frosting the cake until cake is completely covered.2 tubs White frosting
- Once the cake is frosted, take the marshmallows and start placing them on the top edge, making 2-3 rows. This will create the top of the head. Make sure on each side to leave a small space where you would like to place the ears.1 bag Medium Marshmallows
- Following the shape of the cake, place a single row of marshmallows to finish the face. You can alternate using both medium and small marshmallows.
- Once you have your desired thickness for the shape of the face, continue with the marshmallows on the side of the cake.1 bag Medium Marshmallows
- Once you have the desired amount of marshmallow coverage, take one marshmallow and cut it in half from one corner of the marshmallow to the other corner. This should give you two diamond shaped halves.
- On a small plate or even a paper towel, place a small mound of Pink sugar Crystals. Dip the diamond halves in the crystals making sure you are putting the sticky marshmallow side down.Pink sugar crystals
- Place the ears spaces you left open on the top of the cake.
- Using mini tubes of black and pink frosting, draw the eyes, nose, and mouth. You can also use heart confetti or candy such as pastel M&M's etc. for the nose.1 tube Mini black frosting, 1 tube Mini pink frosting
ENJOY!
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