{"id":5123,"date":"2014-04-17T16:19:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T16:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2014-04-18T00:36:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T00:36:22","slug":"marbled-easter-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5123","title":{"rendered":"Marbled Easter Cake with Rabbit Peeps and Easter M&#038;M&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though we&#8217;ve already made a bunch of Easter treats this year, I decided that this cake could NOT wait until next year.\u00a0 It is too cute to risk forgetting about in the file of &#8220;ideas&#8221; that I keep <em>carefully<\/em> organized . . . in my head . . . which is like a black hole- ideas are swallowed up, never to be seen again.\u00a0 Perhaps I should work on that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When I first was practicing this cake, I could only find pink bunnies locally, so the side of the was cute, but it wasn&#8217;t as fun as it turned out to be with the multi-coloured bunny Peeps.\u00a0 With that said, if you can only find one colour of bunnies, just go with it.\u00a0 Brightly coloured marshmallows are happy no matter what colour they are!<\/p>\n<p>Marbling a cake creates a beautiful effect inside the cake.\u00a0 In this case, the effect inside is bright, cheery and perfect for an Easter celebration, or a spring party!\u00a0 The neat thing about marbling is that if you change up the colours, you can customize the theme of the cake for any holiday celebration or party that you might be having.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I think this cake would be a fabulous thing to make with kids if you have any . . . borrow some if you don&#8217;t!\u00a0 That&#8217;s what I like to do.\u00a0 They could be involved in the marbling process and of course the decorating with M&amp;M&#8217;s and Peeps!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Easter!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-myOmbYuXiE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>How to Make a Marbled Easter Cake<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=2687\" target=\"_blank\">Vanilla cake batter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=2696\" target=\"_blank\">Vanilla buttercream<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bunny Peeps (shaped marshmallows)<\/li>\n<li>White Chocolate M&amp;M&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3089blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5130\" title=\"Easter Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3089blog.jpg\" alt=\"Easter Cake\" width=\"601\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3089blog.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3089blog-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Procedure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Prepare cake batter.\u00a0 Divide cake batter into 4 equal portions, and colour one portion blue, one pink and one yellow (*see specific colours in the notes below).\u00a0 Leave one portion white. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Grease two 8&#8243; round cake pans.\u00a0 Starting with one cake pan, place dollops of all of the coloured batter randomly in the cake pan.\u00a0 Use about half of the total cake batter (use the leftover for the second 8&#8243; pan).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>With a knife, run the blade through the dollops which will cause them to blend together.\u00a0 Gently tap the cake pan on your counter to eliminate any air bubbles that may have formed.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Repeat for the second cake pan. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Bake cakes in preheated oven at 350F for 35-40 minutes.\u00a0 Allow to cool completely before trying to ice the cake.<\/li>\n<li>Level each cake layer once the cakes are cooled.\u00a0 On a cake board, place one layer of cake, and coat it in a layer of buttercream.\u00a0 Place second layer on top.\u00a0 Cover the entire cake with a thin layer of buttercream as the crumb coat.\u00a0 Place into a freezer for 20 minutes, or until the buttercream has hardened.\u00a0 Apply a second coat of buttercream. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Place the bunny marshmallows around the side of the cake.\u00a0 Choose one colour of M&amp;M&#8217;s and arrange them around the outside of the top of the cake.\u00a0 Change colours and continue to work inwards, into the centre of the cake.<\/li>\n<li>Slice and serve the cake immediately, or place in the fridge until it is ready to be eaten.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3110blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5131\" title=\"Marbled easter cake m&amp;m's\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3110blog.jpg\" alt=\"Marbled easter cake m&amp;m's\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3110blog.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3110blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NOTES:<\/p>\n<p>I purchased the multi coloured bunny Peeps on a recent trip to the United States.\u00a0 I found them at a grocery store, and at Target.\u00a0 I was able to find pink bunnies in Canada, but none of the other colours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I purchased the M&amp;M&#8217;s from Target, and noticed they were in both Canada and US Targets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the cake batter colouring, I used gel pastes in the colours Deep Pink, Sky Blue and Yellow from Americolor.\u00a0 You can purchase Americolor products from Amazon, ebay etc.\u00a0 In Canada, I get them shipped to me from Golda&#8217;s Kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5123\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5123\" data-text=\"Marbled Easter Cake with Rabbit Peeps and Easter M&#038;M&#8217;s\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5123\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D5123&amp;linkname=Marbled%20Easter%20Cake%20with%20Rabbit%20Peeps%20and%20Easter%20M%26M%E2%80%99s\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though we&#8217;ve already made a bunch of Easter treats this year, I decided that this cake could NOT wait until next year.\u00a0 It is too cute to risk forgetting about in the file of &#8220;ideas&#8221; 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