This little bunny can’t resist diving into the carrot patch. He’s burrowing into a dessert that is hard for me to resist…a brownie! Come on in, and I’ll show you how I made these Bunny Butt Brownie Cupcakes for a Fun Easter or Spring Treat:
Bunny Butt Easter Treat
I can’t believe the weather that we are having in February! February in Northwest Indiana is usually filled with snow or gloom and doom. Not this year. We’ve been outside in t-shirts! It’s crazy and wonderful all in one. I can’t help but think about springtime in the kitchen. These bunny butt brownies are the perfect spring dessert to put a smile on everyone’s face. How could you not smile at that cute little bunny diving into the carrot patch?
For This Bunny Butt Brownie Cupcakes for a Fun Easter or Spring Treat You’ll Need:
For 1 dozen brownies
- brownie mix plus ingredients on the back of the box (usually oil, eggs, and water) – Follow the cake brownie instructions which is usually to Add 1 more egg to make the brownies cake-like
- Mike & Ike – the orange ones
- green Frosting in a pastry bag with a small round tip
- mini marshmallows
- small paintbrush
- pink frosting
- milk
Extra Equipment Needed:
- Muffin tin
- silicone muffin liners
- spray oil
Instructions:
Brownie Cupcakes:
- Mix the brownie mix according to the package instructions, using the cake like brownie method of adding an extra egg
- Pour the mixture into greased silicone cupcake liners (2/3 of the way up the liners) and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean
Decorating:
- Place the Mike & Ike carrots into one edge of the brownie cupcake – use 2 or 3
Bunny Tail:
- Grab 4 mini marshmallows and group 3 together into a circle
- Add a dab of water into the center of the marshmallows make the marshmallows stick together
- Push them together and place 1 marshmallow on top
- Use a dab of frosting to help glue the bunny tail to the middle of the brownie
Bunny Feet:
- Squeeze a mini marshmallow on the sides to shape it into a foot
- Cut the bottom of the marshmallow off
- Put a little pink frosting into a bowl, and add a little bit of milk to thin it
- I used about 1 tsp. of milk to thin out my frosting (which was about 2 Tbsp. of frosting)
- Use the paintbrush to paint the feet – 3 little dots and one big oval
- Use some frosting to stick the feet onto the brownie
Finishing the Carrots:
- Pipe some green frosting onto the top of the Mike & Ikes for carrots
~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.Com – fun foods, party ideas, kid-friendly crafts, recipes, and fun things to do with the whole family!
