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Easter Bunny Cupcakes

March 22, 2019 by Amber 10 Comments

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Easter Bunny Cupcakes are made with white cake mix, a sweet buttercream frosting, sprinkles and an adorable milk chocolate bunny on top.

I know it sounds crazy but Easter is less than a month away! Time to get the kids their Easter outfits, make some brunch plans and enjoy some Easter inspired desserts like these cute cupcakes. They really are the perfect addition to an Easter tablescape or family gathering.

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Easter Bunny Cupcakes

Easter Bunny Cupcakes start with a box of white cake mix! So easy- just add some milk, butter and eggs to the mix to create a delicious, moist cupcake that tastes like it came from a bakery. The buttercream frosting is a butter/vegetable shortening blend to form a stable, pipable frosting so the “grass” has a lot of dimension and holds up.

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Tips & Tricks 

All About That Buttercream!

A pipable buttercream is very important to make perfect “grass”. The frosting should be stiff but not so much that it hurts your wrist to decorate with. I like to use the combination of butter and vegetable shortening to create that stiffness. Add the vanilla extract and then the confectioners sugar in increments until everything is combined. You should be left with a very thick frosting that will be needed thinning out. 1 teaspoon of water beat into the frosting should do this.

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Easter Bunny Cupcakes


  • Author: Amber
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 16 minutes
  • Total Time: 46 minutes
  • Yield: 24 Cupcakes 1x
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Easter Bunny Cupcakes are made with white cake mix, a sweet buttercream frosting, sprinkles and an adorable milk chocolate bunny on top. 


Ingredients

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Cupcakes

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 1 box cake mix
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 eggs

Buttercream Frosting

  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened )
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups confectioners sugar
  • green food dye
  • water

Garnish

  • confetti sprinkles
  • Lindt extra small chocolate bunnies
  • Whopper Robin Egg chocolates

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 
  2. Place 1/2 cup softened butter into mixing bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to beat butter until creamy. 
  3. Add cake mix, followed by milk and beat. 
  4. Add eggs, one at a time. 
  5. Place cupcake liners into muffin pan and fill each 3/4 full of cake batter. 
  6. Cook for 15-18 minutes. 
  7. Remove cupcakes from oven and let cool. 
  8. Begin frosting. Place 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup vegetable shortening into a mixing bowl. Use a hand or stand mixer to beat until creamy. 
  9. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and the 4 cups of confectioners sugar into bowl in increments until fully blended. 
  10. Add green food coloring until at desired color. 
  11. Add a pinch of water if the frosting is too thick. Start with a teaspoon of water to thin it out but you want this frosting to be thick and pipable. 
  12. Fill a pastry bag with the frosting with a #233 tip for grass. Decorate each cupcake. 
  13. Add some confetti sprinkles and a chocolate bunny on each. You can even make some cupcakes with a couple Whopper Robin Eggs int he center instead of a bunny. 
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

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Comments

  1. Sandy

    April 20, 2019 at 3:53 PM

    1 cup of butter seems like a lot of butter. That’s two sticks. Is this right?

    Reply
    • Amber

      April 20, 2019 at 7:52 PM

      1/2 cup, just one stick in the cupcake batter.

      Reply
  2. Eva

    April 5, 2019 at 6:25 PM

    The chocolate bunny by Lindt is one of my secret obsessions, it’s so good. What a clever idea to use the miniature version as cupcake topper! Very cute!

    Reply
  3. AmberLynn

    March 27, 2019 at 10:37 PM

    These cupcakes are too adorable to eat, but boy would I devour them.

    Reply
  4. Clair

    March 27, 2019 at 8:31 PM

    Eeek!! These are such cute cupcakes! I am going to have my oldest help me make these for Easter!

    Reply
    • Amber

      March 27, 2019 at 9:40 PM

      That would be fun Clair!

      Reply
  5. Helen Little

    March 27, 2019 at 6:58 PM

    These cupcakes are so cute! I love the green frosting! Can’t wait to try!

    Reply
    • Amber

      March 27, 2019 at 9:39 PM

      The pop of green is so fun.

      Reply
  6. Jori

    March 27, 2019 at 4:51 AM

    Oh my!! These are so adorable! I can’t wait to make them for Easter.

    Reply
  7. Melody

    March 27, 2019 at 2:19 AM

    These cupcakes are too cute! Such a perfect treat with Easter right around the corner.

    Reply

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