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Home » Dessert » Cake » Flower Bed Spring Cake: Perfect for Spring Holidays

Flower Bed Spring Cake: Perfect for Spring Holidays

Created: March 28, 2014 Updated: May 16, 2022 by Lyuba Brooke 47 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

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This is a beautiful chocolate Spring cake with smooth chocolate frosting  that is made to look like a flower bed full of Spring yellow flowers. What a great cake for any Spring holiday celebration!

Spring Flower Bed Cake on top of easter grass

I’ve been meaning to remake this cake for a couple of years. I originally posted this cake three years ago and I am too embarrassed to ask you to go see it. The idea was great but the photo not so much. I was brand-spanking new to blogging then and even newer to photographing my work. Hopefully I’ve improved a bit since then (shamelessly seeking opinions here).

This cake is just so perfect for any Spring occasion. I am planning on bringing this to my son’s class when they have their Easter egg hunt. I can’t wait to see the look on the kids’ faces. I love those babies so much, I’m like the class mom. It will be such a treat for them and a treat for me to see how much they love it.

layer of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting collage

For this cake, I used boxed chocolate cake because this cake takes a bit of work to put together and I wanted to save some time. If you want to use a homemade cake recipe, you can use my Chocolate Cake recipe that is found HERE and bake it in 9×13 baking pan instead of two round cake pans.

 

Spring Flower Bed Cake: Perfect for Spring Holidays

This is a beautiful chocolate Spring cake with smooth chocolate frosting  that is made to look like a flower bed full of Spring yellow flowers. 
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 9
Calories: 728kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1 chocolate cake mix
  • Frosting:
  • 12 oz cream cheese softened
  • 4 oz unsalted butter softened
  • 1/4 cup fudge topping
  • 1/4 cup powder sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Building the cake:
  • 13.5 oz can of Cream Filled Wafers
  • 5-6 Flower cookies sugar free shortbread cookies
  • Candy coated chocolate candy balls
  • 1/2 cup Yellow candy melts
  • Long wooden skewers
  • Green food coloring

Instructions

  • Prepare the cake according to instructions, in a 9x13 pan. Cool completely.
  • In a stand up mixer, beat cream cheese and butter for about 2 minutes on medium speed, until light and smooth. Beat in hot fudge topping, vanilla and powder sugar starting on slow and then raise the speed to medium and beat until all incorporated.
  • Cut the cake in 3 even rectangles. Stack them together and trim the sides so they are even. Save all the scraps!
  • Frost the cake in between the layers and all over the sides and top.
  • Start stacking the wafers, upright, like a fence, all around the sides of the cake. Depending on the height of your cake, you may need to trim the wafers. Use a serrated knife to do that. Press them onto the frosting, lightly.
  • Crumble the cake scraps and sprinkle over the top to create the "dirt."
  • Melt the candy melts in the microwave for a minute, on half the power and stir well. Dip the cookies in the yellow melted candy and place them on parchment paper to harden. Drop a candy ball in the center of each flower cookie.
  • Drip some food coloring on the cotton ball. Rub the skewers with the food coloring. Cut the skewers down if they are too long.
  • Place the cookies on top of the skewer but not all the way through. (Don't press too hard.)
  • Stick the flowers in the cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 728kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 748mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 824IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 2mg
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 Spring Flower Bed Cake  with a slice out of it

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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Comments

  1. Kellie says

    April 3, 2015 at 10:48 am

    5 stars
    Very cute! What are the little green balls? I know they aren’t but they look like sweet peas LOL.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 9, 2015 at 4:16 pm

      Haha, thank you so much! They are not peas 🙂 It’s little candy beads and you can find them in the baking isle of a grocery store.

      Reply
  2. Latisha says

    April 18, 2014 at 11:51 am

    Hello, I loooovvveeee the cake!! It is so cute!! Where did you purchase the flower cookies?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 18, 2014 at 11:58 am

      Thank you!
      I’ve actually gotten these cookies at WalMart and Target before. They are in the cookie isle and have a white and blue packaging. They are sugar free shortbread cookies.

      Reply
  3. Sarah @ Miss Candiquik says

    April 8, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    Sooo cute! This is the cutest things I’ve seen all day. Sharing 🙂

    Reply
  4. Sarah C says

    April 5, 2014 at 7:31 am

    Honest opinion: Your food photography (any photography) is top notch. You can clearly see the main item but it always looks interesting with just the bit of extras. Clear, colorful and simple at the same time. Kudos. This may be one for us to try for Easter day!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 6, 2014 at 9:34 pm

      That is so nice of you, Sarah! Thank you so much!

      Reply
  5. Lisa @ Garnish with Lemon says

    April 3, 2014 at 7:52 am

    This is the most adorable cake I have ever seen! Pinning now!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 6, 2014 at 9:33 pm

      Thank you so much, Lisa!!

      Reply
  6. Marie@The Interior Frugalista says

    April 2, 2014 at 10:47 am

    Your adorable Spring Flower Bed Cake caught my eye at The Inspiration Exchange Party. It’s too pretty to eat – love it!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      I’m glad you came over to see it! Thank you, Marie!

      Reply
  7. Heather @ French Press says

    April 1, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    cutest cake ever!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:20 pm

      Thank you, Heather!!

      Reply
  8. Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says

    April 1, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    How cute is this cake!?! I just love cream filled wafer cookies and love how they are used to make a fence.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:20 pm

      Thank you so much, Cindy!

      Reply
  9. Gina says

    April 1, 2014 at 11:55 am

    Seriously ADORABLE!!!!!!!! You always wow me!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:19 pm

      Awww, thank you, Gina!

      Reply
  10. Roxy | Roxy's Kitchen says

    March 31, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    This is sooo beautiful, I love it <3! And yes, your pictures look amazing, I'm in the process of improving my photography skills as well :-P. Sharing & pinning this recipe now! Thanks for posting it at my Facebook Milestone Link Party :)!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      You are so sweet! Thank you, Roxy!

      Reply
  11. Laura O|Petite Allergy Treats says

    March 31, 2014 at 3:45 pm

    Lyuba,

    This is aahhdorable!!! So cute and creative. I’ll be pinning later.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      Thank you, Laura!!

      Reply
  12. Zing Zing Tree says

    March 31, 2014 at 10:23 am

    A brilliant idea. So so cute

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      April 2, 2014 at 10:17 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
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