Name: Sunflower Peeps Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 package 18-1/4 ounces yellow cake mix; 2 cans 16 ounces each chocolate frosting; 19 whole yellow chick Peeps candies; 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

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This Sunflower Peeps Cake Recipe is perfect for Easter! It is worth the time in creating when your kids see it! If you are hosting an Easter lunch or dinner this would be the perfect dessert. You can easily make this cake gluten free too! Peeps are gluten free so just be sure you use a gluten free cake mix and frosting.

Not only is this a gorgeous cake it can double as your center piece for Easter dinner! Best of all it is a cake mix for the base of the cake! That means you can determine the flavor.

This Sunflower Peeps Cake is truly a showstopper. It is worth the time and effort to make once you have it complete.

Sunflower Peeps Cake Recipe

If you are hosting an Easter lunch or dinner this Sunflower Peeps Cake would be the perfect dessert.

5 from 1 vote

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Course: Dessert

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: people

Author: Shelley King

Cost: $8

Ingredients

1 package 18-¼ ounces yellow cake mix
2 cans 16 ounces each chocolate frosting
19 whole yellow chick Peeps candies
1-½ cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased and waxed paper-lined 9-in. round baking pans.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely; carefully remove waxed paper.
Level tops of cakes.
Spread frosting between layers and over the top and sides of cake.
Without separating Peeps and curving slightly to fit, arrange chicks around edge of cake for sunflower petals.
For sunflower seeds, arrange chocolate chips in center of cake.

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Comments

Grace

April 06, 2012 at 4:39 pm

I made this cake last year, its a little harder then it looked but everyone loved it!

- Melissa@StockpilingMoms
  
  April 08, 2012 at 9:20 pm
  
  I made it this year and everyone loved it!
  
Madonna/aka/Ms. Lemon

March 09, 2014 at 9:11 pm

So cute for the little ones and the not so little.

- Melissa @ Stockpiling Moms
  
  March 29, 2014 at 4:25 pm
  
  I agree! We love this Sunflower Peeps Cake
  
Winnie

March 10, 2014 at 5:47 am

Sooooooooooo cute and beautiful
Wonderful job 🙂

- Melissa @ Stockpiling Moms
  
  March 29, 2014 at 4:26 pm
  
  Thank You!
  
Shannon

March 10, 2014 at 7:20 pm

What a cute spring Easter treet. I'm going to have to try these.

Shannon ~ bohemianjunktion.com

cathy

March 11, 2014 at 1:43 pm

Holy Moly does this look amazing! Checking it out from the chef in training link party, and I really want a piece 🙂

Cathy

Dee

March 12, 2014 at 10:08 pm

I love sunflowers, and this is so cute!! Definitely pinning this one! 🙂

Scarlett

March 12, 2014 at 10:35 pm

What a cute cake....and how easy! I love sunflowers. I'm not too crazy about peeps but the kids would love them! Pinning!

Linda CARD-iologist - Helping you create cards from the heart

March 13, 2014 at 11:13 am

OMG I love sunflowers, this is so beautiful can't wait to do.

aprila

March 14, 2014 at 11:02 am

such a pretty cake that sounds delicious. Thanks for linking up at Tell Me About It Tuesday. We hope you hop over and share with us again nest week.

Cindy Eikenberg

April 04, 2014 at 6:11 pm

This is such a darling and creative cake! Visiting from Roxy's Kitchen! Thanks for sharing and pinning - hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Roxy | Roxy's Kitchen

April 07, 2014 at 11:26 pm

I love this, so beautiful and creative! Thanks for sharing this at my Facebook Milestone Link Party :)!

Sunflower Peeps Cake