The inspiration for this cake came from one of my favorite flowers, the sunflower. The yellow peeps make eye-catching flower petals, and I carefully placed chocolate chips in a circular pattern to resemble the seeds in the middle of a sunflower. This cake is easy, but looks quite impressive. —Bethany Eledge, Cleveland, Tennessee
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Ingredients
- 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
- 2 cans (16 ounces each) chocolate frosting
- 19 to 20 yellow chick Peeps candies
- 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (assorted sizes)
Directions
- Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions, using two parchment paper-lined and greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely.
- If cake layers have rounded tops, trim with a long serrated knife to make level. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.
- For petals, arrange Peeps around edge of cake, curving slightly and being careful not to separate chicks. For sunflower seeds, arrange chocolate chips in center of cake. Yield: 12 servings.
Originally published as Peeps Sunflower Cake in Taste of Home
February/March 2008, p67
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Reviewed May. 10, 2016
"Went over GREAT at Easter!! Had fun making it, too!"
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Reviewed Apr. 6, 2016
"So cute!"
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Reviewed Mar. 27, 2016
"Oh so fun & fabulous for Easter!
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Reviewed Sep. 14, 2015
"I have made this cake several times. It is so simple, but so darn cute!"
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Reviewed Apr. 11, 2015
"I used my own cake recipe but this was a cute presentation."
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Reviewed Apr. 6, 2015
"I made this for my Granddaughters Easter dinner...it was a huge success. However I bought the yellow bunny peeps by mistake. Since they had petal like ears they worked really well. Thank you for a great recipe that can be changed for different occasions."
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Reviewed Apr. 4, 2015
"Made this for Easter and it turned out so cute! The store was all out of the yellow Easter chick peeps so I bought orange ones and it looks just as nice. :)"
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Reviewed Apr. 3, 2015
"Yes. One box of cake mix equals 2 pans"
