Chocolate Mousse Bunny Cake

This chocolate mousse bunny cake recipe makes a cute bunny from a chocolate cake mix, chocolate mousse frosting, candy eyes and nose, and paper ears.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 511 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, or as needed
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
• 1 (1.5 ounce) bar chocolate, grated
• 3 small jelly beans
• 0.33333334326744 cup vegetable oil
• 1.25 cups water
• 0.25 cup cold water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Refrigerate cake until ready to serve.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch round cake pan and dust with cocoa powder.

Step 3

Stir cake mix, 1 1/4 cups water, oil, and eggs together in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

Step 5

Chill a stainless steel bowl and beaters in the refrigerator, at least 20 minutes.

Step 6

Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes before removing to finish cooling completely.

Step 7

Place baking chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl; heat on high power until chocolate is slightly warm, about 1 minute. Continue to heat in 20-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until chocolate melts.

Step 8

Stir melted chocolate and condensed milk together in a large bowl until well combined; whisk in 1/4 cup water and pudding mix until thick and smooth, about 1 minute. Cover and refrigerate, at least 30 minutes.

Step 9

Whip cream in the chilled bowl with beaters until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.

Step 10

Stir refrigerated pudding mixture until smooth; gently fold in whipped cream to make chocolate frosting.

Step 11

Cut cake into 2 equal halves; place together, cut side down, on a platter. If needed, glue the two halves together with a thin coating of frosting.

Step 12

Cut a small wedge from top of cake about 1/3 of the way up to form a head. Attach wedge with toothpicks to bottom of cake opposite the head to make a tail.

Step 13

Generously frost cake. Sprinkle with grated chocolate for fur.

Step 14

Place jelly beans on front of head to make eyes and nose. Cut 2 large ears from construction paper; insert into top of head.