The Easter Egg Cake is a fun way to impress your family for your holiday celebration this year. Made with a cake mix and a fun egg-shaped cake pan, everyone will love this fun easy dessert.
With just a few basic ingredients and steps, you'll have this colorful cake mix recipe ready in no time.
Check out all the other Easter Desserts for even more delicious recipes.
Are you looking for a creative way to add some extra excitement and joy to Easter Sunday? If so, why not make something special for the occasion - a cake in the shape of an egg!
For this recipe, I took the easy way out and used an egg-shaped cake pan. However, the particular one I used is no longer available, so I posted a very close duplicate in my Helpful Kitchen Tools section.
This egg cake recipe was inspired by my Mini Easter Egg Cakes, Easter Egg Fruit Pizza and my Easter Egg Brownies.
Check out the recipe notes and variations following the step-by-step photos for any possible substitutions or tips on making the recipe your own.
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Looking for more Easy Desserts to serve for the Easter holiday? Try my Easter Bunny Cake, Spring Sugar Cookies or my Easter Bundt Cake...yum!
💭How do you make a box mix taste like a bakery cake?
To make a boxed cake mix taste like you're serving a cake purchased from a bakery or even a homemade recipe, swap out the oil for real butter.
If you're making a chocolate cake mix, try swapping out the water with coffee. Chocolate combined with coffee really brings a deeper flavor to the cake.
Looking for more tips on making a cake mix taste like a bakery cake? Check out my 5 Cake Mix Baking Secrets post.
🛒Helpful Kitchen Tools
Egg Cake Pans, Easter Silicone Egg
Disposable Icing Piping BagsAteco # 846 - Closed Star Pastry Tip ½'' Opening Diameter- Stainless SteelMcCormick Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye,
📋Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients and instructions. Be sure to see the recipe card below for exact quantities, detailed instructions and special notes.
🥣Instructions
Step 1 | Combine the Ingredients
- Use the directions on the back of the cake mix box to prepare the cake.
- Pour the batter into an egg shaped pan that's been prepared with baking spray.
📌Quick Tip: Don't have an egg shaped pan? Bake in a 9x13 pan and use a template made of parchment paper to cut out the egg shape. Make sure the cake is completely cooled before cutting.
Step 2 | Prepare the Frosting
- Divide the frosting into 3 separate bowls.
- Add food coloring to each bowl a little at a time until you achieve the desired colors.
- Fill the piping bags fitted with star tips no more than ⅔ full.
Step 3 | Decorate the Cake
- Before decorating, make sure the cake is completely cooled.
- Twist the top of the piping bag to help hold the frosting in while piping. You can also use a rubber band or piping bag tie to help keep it closed. While holding the piping bag in the palm of your hand, squeeze to release the frosting.
- Pipe stars in your desired design to make your Easter egg!
- Store in the refrigerator until serving time.
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💭Recipe Variations
- Use your favorite cake flavor to make this cake. A lemon cake mix would be great for Easter.
- Check out my Easter Bunny Cake that's easy to make and decorate!
- Or you might enjoy THIS recipe - Easter Chick Cupcakes
💭Storage Tips
- Store in a cake keeper or cake box and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
💭Freezing Tips
- To freeze the decorated cake, place the cake in the freezer for about an hour to firm up the frosting. Once the frosting is firm, wrap the cake in plastic wrap then wrap in aluminum foil.
- To defrost, remove the aluminum and plastic wrap so as to not mess up the frosting once it has defrosted.
- Place in the fridge overnight for it to thaw. Set on the counter about an hour before serving to come to room temperature.
💭Top Recipe Tip
- Transfer the cooled cake to the serving platter before you start decorating.
💡Recipe FAQ
Easter is traditionally celebrated with eggs for several reasons. In Christianity, the egg symbolizes resurrection and renewal of life. Eggs are also a symbol of fertility and abundance, which reflects the joy and hope associated with Springtime. Further, eggs are a versatile ingredient that can be used in many different recipes, from egg salad sandwiches to bakes goods like hot cross buns. Whatever the reason, celebrating Easter with egg-themed recipes is a tradition that will likely continue well into the future!
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📇Recipe Card
Easter Egg Cake
This Easter Egg Cake is made with a cake mix using a fun egg-shaped cake pan, and canned frosting tinted with food coloring.
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box white cake mix, plus ingredients listed on the back of the box to prepare.
- 1 (16 ounce) container cream cheese frosting
- food coloring - red, yellow, blue
Instructions
- Prepare the cake as directed on the package in an egg shaped pan that has been prepared with baking spray.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before decorating.
- Add the cream cheese frosting to 3 separate bowls.
- Slowly add the food coloring to each bowl to achieve the colors you desire.
- Add the frosting to piping bags fitted with a star decorating tip.
- Hold the bag perpendicular to the cake and start squeezing the bag to release the frosting.
- Store the cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
- Don't have an egg shaped pan? Bake in a 9x13 pan and use a template made of parchment paper to cut out the egg shape. Make sure the cake is completely cooled before cutting.
- Transfer the cooled cake to the serving platter before you start decorating.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
20Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 79Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 26mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g
The nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you, please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator.
Kerryanne says
Wow Lois, this cake is an absolute show stopper for the Easter table.
Thank you for sharing your Easter Egg Cake recipe at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring it at the party today and pinning too.
Hugs,
Kerryanne