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A slice of colorful Easter layer cake on a white plate. The cake has three vibrant layers—blue on the bottom, yellow in the middle, and pink on top—frosted with bright yellow icing and topped with pastel sprinkles. The background features spring-themed decorations including a blue crocheted placemat, pastel gingham eggs, wooden beads, and a white ceramic vase with greenery.

Easy Easter Cake Recipe

This Easter cake recipe creates a beautiful layer cake that’s moist, fun to decorate, and ideal for Easter brunch or family gatherings.

Course desserts
Cuisine American, Cake
Keyword Easter Cake Recipe, Easter Layer cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8
Author momma lew

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 15.25 ounce boxes white cake mix
  • 8 egg whites
  • 2 ½ cups milk
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Yellow blue, pink food coloring

Frosting:

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 2 pounds powdered sugar
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Yellow food coloring

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt your 1 cup of butter.
  3. In a large mixing bowl combine the cake mix, melted butter, 8 egg whites, milk, and lemon juice.
  4. Spray three 8 inch cake pans with non-stick spray.
  5. Divide the cake batter between the 3 bowls
  6. Add pink food coloring to one bowl, yellow to another and blue to another.
  7. Pour each color batter into a prepared pan.
  8. Bake the cakes for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  9. Let the cakes cool slightly and then remove from the pans onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  10. Once the cakes are completely cooled you can make your frosting.
  11. In a large bowl combine your softened butter, powdered sugar, 6 tablespoons milk, yellow food coloring and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
  12. Place one cake on your cake plate and top with a good amount of the frosting and spread out.
  13. Top with the other cake.
  14. Place frosting on top of that one and add the final cake layer.
    Frost the cake completely.
  15. Using a piping bag or ziploc bag with the corner snipped off to pipe around the edge.
  16. Decorate with Easter candies and or Easter sprinkles.

Recipe Notes

Keep leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 4 days.