Easter Bunny Cupcakes

These Bunny Cupcakes are adorable! Easter is just around the corner so we are thinking all things bunny. From the bunny butt cupcakes you see all over Pinterest to our  Easter Basket Cupcakes and our Adorable Peeps Cupcakes we have Easter on the brain.

What cuter dessert for an Easter or Spring party than these adorable Easter cupcakes.

Why We Love This Recipe

I love making easy desserts like these. As many of you know, I’m not much of a baker. I prefer to whip up some delicious dinners instead.

However, I love having fun in the kitchen with my kids and these bunny cupcakes do just that. The kids can easily make them on their own. In fact, a lot of these were made by my adorable children.

This dessert is made with only 6 ingredients because I use a cake mix. Top with homemade buttercream frosting with cute Easter bunny decorations for the perfect holiday treat.

Ingredients

• Cupcakes – Use any flavor of box cake mix that you prefer. You can also use this Best Vanilla Cake Recipe
• Vanilla Buttercream Frosting – Learn how to make Homemade Vanilla Frosting. You can also use fondant
• Marshmallows – We used the large size for the best bunny ears
• Pink Sprinkles – You can also use pink sanding sugar
• Wilton Candy Eyes – Make bunny eyes with black icing
• Starburst Jelly beans – Use for the bunny nose or any type of candy you prefer.

Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.

Variations Ideas

• Pink Sugar – If you cannot find pink sprinkles for the ears you can create your own pink sugar to use instead. Simply place a small amount of sugar in a bowl and add a couple of drops of pink food coloring and stir until it is combined.
• Mini Cupcakes – Create mini Easter bunny cupcakes by using mini cupcakes and mini marshmallows for the ears! For the eyes, use mini chocolate chips and mini M&Ms candy for the nose.
• Shredded Coconut – For even more texture top the frosting with shredded coconut.

How to Make Easter Bunny Cupcakes

Step 1 – First preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Then prepare the cupcakes according to the directions on the package and let cool completely. Combine ingredients with a standing mixer or a hand mixer in a large bowl.

Step 2 – Make the homemade vanilla frosting with vanilla extract according to directions.  Place each batch of white frosting into a Wilton piping bag. I love these throw away bags. It makes for a much easier cleanup.

Step 3 – Next cut the large marshmallows in half diagonally with kitchen shears.

Step 4 – Place the pink sprinkles in a bowl and dip the marshmallows (cut side down) into the sprinkles. This will give you the bunny ears.

• Step 5 – Push the new bunny ears cut into your iced cupcake.  Add two eyes using the Wilton candy eyes and a nose. I used jelly beans for our nose but you could also use a chocolate candy (like M&Ms) if you prefer.
• Step 6 – Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Expert Tips

• Filling Cupcake Pan – Fill the cupcake batter evenly in the muffin pan. This ensures that the cupcakes bake evenly. We have used a cooking scoop before to help distribute the batter evenly.
• Frosting Cupcakes – These are the perfect cupcakes to make ahead of time to give time for them to cool. You want the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.

How to Frost Easter Bunny Cupcakes

After placing the frosting in the frosting bag, cut out the tip and begin piping white frosting on top of each cupcake. I place a dot in the center and then start on the outside of the cupcake and swirl it around to the center.

You can use a black decorator tip if you prefer but I just cut the end of my piping bag for these bunny cupcakes as I didn’t need the frosting to be perfect to look like bunny faces.

You could add these adorable white sprinkles to help “hide” the imperfections and make it a fluffy bunny.