How to Make a Peeps Sunflower Cake

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Bake the cake according the instructions on the package or in the recipe.

   Allow to cool before decorating into a peeps sunflower cake. , If it's not level enough, carefully slice a bit off to make it even.,, Face their beaks in towards the middle of the cake, with their tails facing outward.
   
   Don't leave gaps between the Peeps; squish them in close to one another. , Use the chocolate chips to make the center seeds of the sunflower.
   
   Starting at the edge of the Peeps, go around in ever decreasing circles, adding the chocolate chips one by one.
   
   Be patient; once you get a rhythm going, this doesn't seem so bad.
   
   If the circle approach doesn't work for you, add the the chocolate chips randomly, to fit as you find them easiest to add. ,, A white chocolate round or a dollop of jam can serve as the middle piece of the sunflower., Once set, the Peeps sunflower cake is ready to serve.
   
   This image shows a random, no center added version of the cake.
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   Step 2: Check that the top of the cake is level.

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   Step 3: Spread the chocolate frosting over the top of the cake.

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   Step 4: Arrange the Peeps around the edge of the cake.

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   Step 5: Add the chocolate sunflower seeds.

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   Step 6: When you reach the inner circles

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   Step 7: consider piping small chocolate frosting tips instead

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   Step 8: to give the impression of the smaller

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   Step 9: inner seeds.

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    Step 10: Add a center section.

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    Step 11: Serve.

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