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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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. Very cute cake! I can’t imagine the carving to get it looking like this.
    And I love both cold hard cash AND baked goods!!! 🙂

  2. What a beautiful cake! The chick inside is a fun little surprise. I really enjoy drooling over your creations and thinking that I might try my hand at making one of them one day. Thanks for sharing!

  3. Wow, this cake is AMAZING! I was super impressed with the egg shape and multi color decorations, but when you cut the cake and showed us the super adorable chick inside, now that is creative! Happy Easter!

  4. We’re our own harshest critics, aren’t we? I hope the tremendous amount of feedback lets you know that your cake is awesome, despite your perception of its “flaws”.
    I didn’t even realize you were on Twitter! I’m going to start following you right now. =)

  5. I LOVE the Easter Cake. I am such a huge fan of your site. Hoping to steal some of you ideas for my triplets 2nd birthday party!!! Thanks for much for sharing!

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