Peeps Sunflower Cake Recipe

Reviewed on Apr. 01, 2013 by JannieG

What a fun recipe. I made this for Easter and everyone, kids and adults alike, thought it was great. It was quick, easy and festive. What more could you want.

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2013 by Marcia G

oops- make that BIG hit

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2013 by Marcia G

It has become an annual tradition to make this cake in my family. Several co-workers have taken the idea home as well. This year I made the traditional way and then with orange peeps and orange creamsicle frosting on a white cake with white chips in the center. A bit hit.

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2013 by mikki3200

Made this!! Sooo easy n cute!

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2013 by MaMel

This was so easy to make! I used my own chocolate buttercream frosting, though; can't stand canned stuff. I used 8" cake pans so the cake stood a little taller, but wow - how very cute!! Super easy! I had to run my hands under cold water a few times while putting on the chocolate chip "seeds" - the heat of my hand holding the chips made them melt and I couldn't pick them up - LOL! Can't wait to take it to church and watch the kids devour it!

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2013 by lizzybee2000

I love the idea!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2013 by Candykiss02

Very Tasty and cute .

Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2013 by mebolen

I made this cake for a get together with families and everyone, kids and adults, loved it. To answer the question about freezing Peeps, yes you can freeze them and since they are available now in the stores, it would be a good time to stock up. I think this cake would be a good addition all summer long so be sure to buy plenty of Peeps!

Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2013 by woodsmandad

These were so fun to make and so yummy. Guests hated to eat them because they were so pretty.

Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2013 by ironbutterfly45

anybody know if you can freeze the peeps?

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2013 by CountryGurl01

Everyone loved it! They were so impressed. It is fun to make something that looks like it took forever...it did not!

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2013 by AngieMM

This will be a new Easter tradition. So easy and cute!

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2013 by AngieMM

This will be a new Easter tradition. So easy and cute!

Reviewed on Mar. 05, 2013 by laurakapocsi

its such a great idea i made them into cup cakes came so cute!

Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2013 by pattycrow

I've made this cake several times using different flavored cakes. It's fun, and very appealing to the eye. Always a hit.

Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2013 by RedRain

I made this as a homemade chocolate cake with a cream cheese & chocolate filling with chocolate icing and it was fabulous. Gave it to my son's girlfriend for her Spring birthday and she loved it and the Peeps decorations. Placing the chocolate chip "seeds" one-by-one is a bit trying but the outcome is so amazing that it's really worth it!

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by KPSGroup

10000

Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2012 by yumz

This is really cute and was fun to make. My kids loved it!

Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2012 by GaleinArkansas

The special thing about this cake is how it is decorated. I used a plain white cake mix. Frosted it with homemade chocolate buttercream frosting and did the Peep petals with chocolate chips in the center. But what really set it off was to place some fresh white flowers on the plate around the base of the cake. BEAUTIFUL!

Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2012 by jmacgeorge

made this cake for great grandchildren for easter. Big hit!! Easy to make, delicious and lots of compliments!

Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2012 by grammavickie

It was an 'o.k.' recipe, if you want something extremely easy and fairly fast. Looks better than it taste.

Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2012 by cautenrieb

Great recipe everyone loved it.

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2012 by pknitty

This is an easy fun cake to make. We separated the peeps and added a dab of frosting to the bottom to help stick to the top of the cake. I also added strawberry jam to the middle of the layers instead of more frosting.

Reviewed on Apr. 10, 2012 by MLCrouch

Made this cake for a birthday and Easter and everyone"loved" it !

Reviewed on Apr. 10, 2012 by JTayFil

I have made this several times since the recipe was published in the feb/mar 2008 issue. This year I made a gluten free white cake and iced it with vanilla icing, used pink peeps and some edible pink glitter from a bakery supply store for the center. I cut a sliver off the end peeps to help them stick together. It's a hit every time!!

Reviewed on Apr. 09, 2012 by amberfowles

Really easy and delicious!!!

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2012 by CookingTia

My cake with the Peeps looked a little more triangle than round.... I need to practice a little more, however, a very fun recipe for Easter....

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2012 by rosebud919

This recipe was definitely a hit with young and old! Easy, fun and certainly the talk of the dessert table! My only suggestion is that I cut apart the peeps so they would stay in place. Made it with white cake, milk chocolate frosting, and miniature hershey kisses in the middle for the "seeds". Yummy!!

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2012 by JennKurth

I made this for Easter and everyone loved it . So simple to make and of course it was delicious as well.. Im def buying more peeps to stick in the freezer. This would be a really cute baby shower cake too !

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2012 by onenonblonde

This cake was the centerpiece of a buffet for yesterdays customer appreciation sale that I hold annually. (Made from my own cake recipe and frosting recipe. from this site). I had 27 requests for the printed recipe, took 4 orders for catering, and at the end of the party/sale, sold the one that I had made. Everyone said that it was too pretty to cut-a theory that usually drives me nuts. The extra $$ soothed my irritation just fine! Kudo's to the Doughboy for an easy and quick pleaser, picture-worthy and with unlimited variations. I'm stocking and freezing the marshmallow treats for summer catering. 2 thumbs up.

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2012 by elail213

Very easy to make with a a great end result. I would suggest however putting tooth picks in the peeps because mine started falling off, but it turned out great!

Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2012 by Babsy_Boop

Made box yellow and then a recipe I found on this site for "Rich Chocolate Frosting". Fun and easy, and came out looking just like the picture. Thanks!

Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2012 by canyonjojo

Sooo Cute! I had a fun time with this recipe. Was easy to put together. I chose to use a butter recipe yellow cake with a milk chocolate frosting and milk chocolate chips. Taking it to share with my family on Easter Sunday. Sure to be a hit. I also suggest purchasing more peeps after the Easter holiday to put into the freezer for later use. Looks great!

Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2012 by love2cookinIL

So easy and fun to make with the kids. Even my 19 yr old helped put the peeps on.

Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2012 by ssteele66@sbcglobal.net

Such a cute cake! Just a note.I heard on t.v. just this week that peeps have a 2 year shelf life!

Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2012 by EAStovall

Made it for an Easter get-together and everyone was so impressed and told me that I should own a bakery. Little did they know how easy this was!

Reviewed on Apr. 05, 2012 by owleyes872

I made this cake for a managers meeting at work. Everyone was impressed and enjoyed it. So easy to make and you look like a cake decorating genius!

Reviewed on Apr. 04, 2012 by Queenmumv66

If you want to make this in the summer, buy the Peeps and freeze them.A few days after Easter you will get them for 75% off!

Reviewed on Apr. 04, 2012 by mrs.jschrock

So easy and cute!

Reviewed on Apr. 04, 2012 by mas4144

I did not give this recipe five stars because it uses a box cake. I think the idea is precious and I will make it again but I will use a scratch cake recipe.

Reviewed on Apr. 03, 2012 by cherrysoda82

This was an instant hit with my family! My 3 year old son had fun helping me with it, and he said "wow!" when he saw the finished product. Very simple and tasty.

Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2012 by lccneff

Made this for a family gathering yesterday. It was so pretty people were hesitant to cut it, but when they did, it was gone in no time.

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2012 by toletroll

I've done a choc cake with kisses in the middle and twinkies around the outside it looks like a giant sunflower and yummy too!!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2012 by linlal

This is so clever and super easy to make!

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2012 by Chertals

Everyone loved it. Great for Easter. So easy . I ended up having to come up with another idea for a white cake. used a blue peep on that one with roasted coconut for a nest in middle of cake and little robin egg whoppers for little eggs in nest and all around outside edge. Thanks for the idea to use peeps.

Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2011 by ashleyappel

I wanted to make this in the summer because it seemed to fit more. Since PEEPS are a seasonal thing I was unable to use them. I just dyed whit frosting and did the best I could to make "petals".