Peeps Sunflower Cake
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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Since I fell in love with peeps when I was a child, I instantly decided to make this cake, I cooked last night and served it today to my sewing group at lunch. Many compliments came my way. My variations: spice flavor cake mix. My granddaughter taught me to use applesauce instead of oil in a cake mix. I used one 9 inch cake pan and a second 5 inch pan (for home). I made my own frosting from melted choc chips and butter stirred with confectioners sugar, a blop of milk and teeny bit of nutmeg. My peeps stayed right where I applied them. I used a thin blade serrated knife to separate them. They fanned out around the cake edge . I used green food coloring mixed in " White Shimmer Sugar" and sprinkled it around the bottom of the cake. My old arthritis fingers took an hour to apply the chips to both of the cakes. I was so excited about them, it didn't matter! Big success at meeting today! Can' t wait to make them for our grandchildren next. Thank you for the lovely photograph accompanying the recipe.
I made this Peeps cake for a volunteer tea at our Animal Shelter. It was a hit. Turned out exactly like photo. It took two hours from start to finish allowing for cooling time. I used large bittersweet chips and filled in with semisweet mini chips and then sprinkled leftover peeps sugar on top. You have to separate the peeps to get the roundness. My cake took 18 Peeps. I used box yellow mix doctored with vanilla pudding mix, extra egg etc. Like in recipes you can search to improve a cake mix Used chocolate marshmallow frosting in can and added 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. It needs two cans. I sliced the cake along side each separated peeps which made for thin slices but was plenty since it is sweet. If you still had the Peeps connected slicing would be more difficult for sure.
I made this peep cake for a volunteer tea at our Animal Shelter. It was a hit. Turned out exactly like photo. It took two hours from start to finish allowing for cooling time. I used large bittersweet chips and filled in with semisweet mini chips and then sprinkled leftover peep sugar on top. You have to separate the peeps to get the roundness. My cake took 18 Peeps. I used box yellow mix doctored with vanilla pudding mix, extra egg etc. Like in recipes you can Google to improve a cake mix Used chocolate marshmallow frosting in can and added 1)2 tsp vanilla extract. It needs two cans. I sliced the cake along side each separated peep which made for thin slices but was plenty since it is sweet. If you still had the Peeps connected slicing would be more difficult for sure.
I made this for my sister-in-law's birthday this past weekend. She loves peeps and flowers. It was a hit! The best part was that it was super easy for presentation-challenged bakers like me! The cake actually looked like the picture! :-)
Went over GREAT at Easter!! Had fun making it, too!
So cute!
Oh so fun & fabulous for Easter!- Theresa
I have made this cake several times. It is so simple, but so darn cute!