A fun cake for Easter, this Easter Cake – Surprise Inside Cake is one that will leave guests shocked and delighted!

Easter Egg Surprise Inside Cake!

I made a cake in the shape of a giant egg. And trust me, it is not as hard as you would think!

Easter Egg Surprise Inside Cake

To decorate the cake I just sectioned off four areas and decorated them each with royal icing or fondant. You can also use buttercream if you don’t want to mess with royal icing.

 

Easter Egg Surprise Inside Cake

Easter Cake

Easter Egg Surprise Inside Cake

But you know I can’t make a cake without a surprise inside…

Easter Egg Surprise Inside Cake

So I made a little chick Surprise Inside Cake!

 

My kids loved it and were so excited!

 

Easter Egg Surprise Inside Cake

I used my White Cake recipe, made 4 layers, carved the egg shape and then frosted with whipped buttercream.

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Meet Amanda Rettke

Amanda Rettke is the creator of I Am Baker, and the bestselling author of Surprise Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion – With a Little Something Extra Inside.Over the course of her 15+ year blogging adventure, she has been featured in and collaborated with the Food Network, New York Times, LA Times, Country Living Magazine, People Magazine, Epicurious, Brides, Romantic Homes, life:beautiful, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Mail, Star Tribune, The Globe and Mail, DailyCandy, YumSugar, The Knot, The Kitchn, and Parade, to name a few.

Reader Comments

  1. What are you talking about, “tried” – it’s PERFECTLY egg shaped and the surprise inside is AH-MAZING! YOU are amazing!
    Thank you for sharing this! And for being part of the Spring Blog Hop – you are the icing on the cake! So to speak…
    Following you (everywhere) on Twitter too!

  2. Oh my gosh that little chick inside is the cutest!!!
    I love this idea!
    I just found your blog through livejournal and I am going to follow you! 🙂

  3. The baby chick is fabulous. I’d so love to see more Easter eggs in Greek Orthodox style though – bring on the red eggs!

  4. I’m entering! See my comment? Seeee?
    I’m also heading over to follow you on Twitter, because I’m new to this twitter thing and yay, new people to follow. 😀

  5. The Chick is SO cute!!! The whole cake is amazing. I love the colors you used and everything. <3 Happy Early Easter! 🙂

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