Adorable Bunny-Shaped Cupcakes 🧁🐰 - Easter Treats
These Bunny-Shaped Cupcakes are the perfect Easter treat — moist, fluffy cupcakes topped with dreamy frosting and decorated to look like cute little bunnies! Fun to make with kids and guaranteed to bring smiles to your springtime celebration.
Equipment
- - Mixing bowls
- - Electric Mixer
- - Muffin tin
- - Cupcake liners
- - Piping bag or spatula
- - Decorating tools (optional)
Ingredients
- **For the cupcakes**:
- - 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- - 1/4 cup brown sugar
- - 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- - 2 large eggs
- - 1/2 cup whole milk
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- - 1/4 tsp salt
- **For the frosting**:
- - 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - 1–2 tbsp milk as needed for consistency
- - A few drops of pink food coloring optional for bunny ears
- **For decoration**:
- - Marshmallows cut into ears
- - Pink sanding sugar for ear centers
- - Mini chocolate chips or black icing for eyes
- - Small pink candies for noses
- - Shredded coconut optional for bunny fur look
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Mix in vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to wet, alternating with milk, mixing until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly into liners and bake for 16–18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool completely before decorating.
- For frosting, beat butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Add milk until desired consistency is reached.
- Frost each cupcake with a fluffy swirl.
- Decorate with marshmallow ears (dipped in pink sugar), chocolate chip eyes, and candy noses. Optional: Sprinkle coconut for a fur effect.
- Chill for 10 minutes to set decorations if needed.