What's a party without a cake? No matter what you are celebrating there is a cake for the occasion, and it goes almost as fast as any other of your great food.

There are so many wonderful cake pans available to make unusual and them cakes for birthdays and other celebrations. 

I couldn't resist passing along this website from Parenting Magazine (http://www.parenting.com/node/122102) with some great cake decorating ideas for kids theme birthday parties.

With Easter this weekend I thought you may want to serve this adorable bunny cake. It's so easy to make anyone can do it, and the kids will want to help.

Pink Easter Bunny Cake (Parents Magazine)

Serves 16

Ingredients:

• 3 marshmallows
• Pink construction paper
• 2 black licorice laces
• 2 pink Jelly Belly Mint Cremes
• 1 black jelly bean
• 2 blue M&M's
• 4 spearmint leaves
• 2 orange slices
• 2 pieces hard-shelled Orbit gum
• 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
• Red food coloring
• 1 can (16 oz) vanilla frosting
• 1 cake baked in a (1-quart) Pyrex bowl
• 1 (12 oz) cake baked in ovenproof glass bowl
• 1 Ring Ding
• 2 Yodels

What you'll need:

• A serving platter
• A bread knife
• A large resealable plastic bag

Trimming the cake:

1. Trim the tops of the two bowl cakes to make level.
2. Cut one of the Yodels in half on a slight diagonal to make the arms.
3. Cut the pink paper into 2 bunny ears, about 3 by 7 inches.
4. Arrange the cakes and snack cakes on a serving platter as pictured in template.

Frosting the cake:

1. Tint the vanilla frosting light pink with the food coloring.
2. Spread the pink frosting all over the cake to cover.
3. Place the coconut into a resealable bag and add a few drops of red food coloring. Massage the coconut and food coloring until evenly tinted.
4. Press the coconut into the frosting to cover cake completely.

To complete the decoration:

1. Insert the paper ears at the top of the cake.
2. Arrange the M&M's, black jelly bean, pink Mint Cremes and Orbit chewing gum as pictured to make the face and teeth.
3. Arrange the marshmallows as pictured for the bunny's tail.
4. Outline the bunny's leg with a long piece of black licorice lace.
5. Arrange the orange slices and spearmint leaves as pictured for the carrots.

Of course you can make the bunny any color you want, just change the color of the food coloring used to color the coconut and substitute pink items in the ingredients.

This cake will be a hit at your Easter or Spring party.