My youngest child turned 3 years old last Friday. I am so sad to see her growing up…..the more kids I have the longer I want them to stay little! She loves the show Max & Ruby, so she requested a Max & Ruby birthday cake.

I ordered this bunny cake pan off Amazon and got to work! Didn’t they turn out so cute? My daughter loved them!

Here is what I did:

You will need:
3 cake mixes (and ingredients to bake them)
bunny cake pan
9×13 cake pan
a large platter to put cakes on (I just used the bottom of my sheet pans)
a double recipe of buttercream frosting (below)
Wilton icing colors

Bake two bunny cakes. Then bake another cake in a 9×13 pan. After the cakes have cooled, cut the 9×13 cake in half and assemble beneath each bunny cake for the shirt. I cut a small oval out so it would fit nicely under the bunny. Then you can decorate as desired!

I found this idea on Pinterest and just printed off the photo and copied it as best as I could with the frosting and details. I always make homemade frosting on my cakes. Tastes so much better! Here is my favorite recipe:

Homemade Buttercream Frosting
2/3 cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, confectioners’ sugar, and milk until light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in the vanilla.