Easter Polka Dot Cake

Name: Easter Polka Dot Cake
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 yellow cake mix (or white cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare mix); Assorted gel food coloring; 2 cups prepared frosting (homemade or store-bought); 9 large egg yolks; 1 1/2 cups milk; 1 tbsp lemon extract; Zest of 2 lemons; 15.75 oz granulated sugar ((2 ¼ cups)); 15.75 oz cake flour ((3 ⅔ cup)); 2 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 9 oz unsalted butter (at room temperature); 9 large egg whites (at room temperature); 14 oz granulated sugar ((2 cups)); 1 lb unsalted butter (softened but still quite cool); 1/2 tsp salt; 2-3 tsp coconut extract (to taste); Pastel sixlets (sugar pearls, or other sprinkles)

Instructions

Prep:3hCook:25min

This Easter Polka Dot Cake is a lemon cake with coconut frosting and lots of cheerful polka dots both outside AND inside the cake! Just combine a few simple steps and you'll end up with this beautifully whimsical cake.

Updated at: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:35:27 GMT