This Easter egg cake is made using a Classic Batter Bowl. If you are familiar with Pampered Chef then you have probably heard of it. The Batter Bowl is a glass bowl that can be used for mixing ingredients, storing food, and it can even be used in the oven, which is what makes this cake so much fun. Here is what the batter bowl looks like:

(and no, Pampered Chef is not paying me and I am not making any money if you do buy this bowl)

The truth is, you can make so many different kinds of cakes out of the simple dome shape that this bowl creates so I wanted to mention it and give credit where it is due, as this is where this idea originated from. I learned how to make this cake many moons ago when I was selling Pampered Chef, and I loved it. My kids did too! I will be writing a separate post later with many of the other creative cakes you can make using your batter bowl so stay tuned. For now, with Easter right around the corner, I want to share the Easter egg cake with you.

You will need:

Vegetable shortening (or softened butter) and flour for greasing bowl

1 pkg (15.25-16.5 oz) cake mix (plus ingredients to make cake)

3-4 cups prepared white frosting

Coconut flakes

 Food coloring

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease with with shortening, or you can use softened butter. Prepare cake mix according to package directions in a separate mixing bowl. Pour into batter bowl. Run a table knife through the batter to prevent air pockets.

2. Bake 60-65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cake in batter bowl on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Gently invert onto cooling rack. Cool completely. 

3. To assemble cake, turn the bowl over slowly, letting it land on a big plate or cutting board. The rounded portion should be face up. Cut the cake in half vertically making two equal halves.  

4. Place the two pieces, flat side down, onto a serving platter with the large ends touching.

5. Spread a layer of frosting over entire cake and decorate with additional frosting, if desired.

6. Mix some green food coloring in with some coconut and place around the “egg” to look like grass.