Easter Bunny Cupcakes Recipe

Can you believe Easter is nearly here? Wow, even though I observe Lent every year, somehow it still manages to sneak up on me sometimes. These Easter Bunny Cupcakes are perfect for a simple, but fun treat.

Made with a boxed cake mix to simplify the recipe, these Spring Bunny Cupcakes are easy to make and so tasty! Even if you aren’t a pro at decorating cakes, you can handle this with the help of some premade products.

Easter Bunny Cupcakes Recipe

Makes 22

Ingredients:

Cake:

1 box of French vanilla cake mix

3 large eggs

1 C water

½ C canola oil

Flower Cupcake Liner

Vanilla frosting:

1 C unsalted butter, softened

2 C powdered sugar

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

3-6 TBSP heavy whipping cream

Special equipment needed:

A large piping bag with star tip

1 package of Bunny Ear Cupcake Toppers

1 package of bunny feet icing decorations

22 flower shaped baking cups (Less than half a package)

Wilton Pink Petal Shaped Baking Cups, Mini, 48-Count (415-95046)Easter – Bunny Ears Cupcake Picks Set of 12Wilton Dot Matrix Icing Decorations 24/Pkg-Easter Bunny Feet

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with the liners

Beat all cupcake ingredients together until combined

Fill the cupcake liners ¾ full

Bake in the preheated oven for 21 minutes

Frosting directions:

Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, powdered sugar,
vanilla and heavy whipping cream until combined and stiff with peaks

Scoop frosting into piping bags

Pipe cooled cupcakes

Decorate the cupcakes with the bunny ear picks and the bunny feet.