Peeps Sunflower Cake

Name: Peeps Sunflower Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 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)

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

97 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Bethany Eledge, Cleveland, Tennessee

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Jun. 08, 2023

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

Test Kitchen Tips

Thick frosting tends to tear cake. For easier spreading, try thinning it with 1-2 teaspoons water.

Tweezers come in handy when arranging chocolate chips.

Keeping Peeps connected works great for decorating this cake. But you can also cut them apart and arrange individual chicks around the cake's perimeter. Either method yields an adorable result.

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Peeps Sunflower Cake

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Yield:12 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:30 min

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Ingredients

1 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)

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Directions

1
Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions, using 2 parchment-lined and greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely.

2
If cake layers have rounded tops, trim with a long serrated knife to make level. Spread frosting between layers and over top and side of cake.
3
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.