Easter Bunny Cupcakes

Description

Ingredients

• Box of cake mix
• White Cake frosting
• Large Marshmallows (1 per cupcake)
• Small Marshmallow (1 per cupcake)
• Pink sugar crystals
• Red Hots or small candy (Nose)
• Mini M and M's (eyes)
• Pretzel Sticks (2 per bunny ear)

Other Materials

• Muffin Tins
• Muffin Liners
• Cookie sheet or cutting board to work on
• Spatula
• Small Bowls for candies and marshmallow
• Kitchen Shears (adult only)
• Paper towels handy
• Licorice Strings for Whiskers(optional)

Steps

• Line muffin tin with liners.
• Bake cupcakes as directed on box.
• Let cool completely and then frost with white cake frosting.
• Sprinkle white coconut all over the surface.
• Cut one large marshmallow in half diagonally with kitchen shears.
• Dip the cut surface into pink sprinkles to make the inner ear.
• Using frosting or Wilton Icing, glue on eyes, nose, cheeks on face.
• Poke one pretzel stick into marshmallow (bottom of ear) half way and then insert the other end into the cupcake to hold ear in place.
• Repeat with other ear.

Tips and Suggestions

• We tested 5 different muffin liners and it seemed that the firmer, thicker liners made rounder cupcakes and the thinner ones had flatter cupcakes. Depending on what you are decorating you might want a certain shape.
• We found red hots at Target which has a candy center where you just mix and match what candies you want to buy.
• Licorice strings are hard to find but make great whiskers.
• If you want finer coconut, or have a few long pieces, chop in a small food chopper or processor.
• If you are doing this activity with young children, then make the ears ahead of time.