Sugar Easter Egg Cake

Name: Sugar Easter Egg Cake
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz unsalted butter (at room temperature); 8 oz cream cheese (at room temperature); 12.25 oz granulated sugar ((1 ¾ cups)); 4 large eggs (at room temperature); 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 9.5 oz all-purpose flour ((2 ¼ cups)); 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 12 large egg whites; 18.66 oz granulated sugar ((2 ); 1.33 lbs unsalted butter (soft but still cool); 1/4 tsp salt; Assorted gel food coloring; 16 oz purple sanding sugar (not all will be used on the cake); Royal icing daisy flowers; Chocolate Easter figurines; Jelly beans (or chocolate eggs); Other Easter candies as desired

Instructions

Prep:3hCook:2h 20min

Looking for a knockout Easter cake? Try this Sugar Easter Egg Cake! The look is based on old-fashioned panoramic sugar eggs, but it's made out of CAKE! And unlike those classic sugar eggs, this dessert is entirely edible!

Updated at: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:31:56 GMT