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Easy Easter Bunny Cupcakes

Make an Easy Easter Bunny cupcake with marshmallow ears.
Prep Time10 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Yield: 18 cupcakes
Calories: 309cal
Author: Melissa
Cost: $15

Equipment

  • A small paintbrush
  • Scissors

Materials

  • 18 Cupcakes baked in White Cupcake Wrappers
  • 16 oz. Vanilla Frosting
  • Red food coloring
  • Sweetened Coconut flakes
  • 5 oz. Mini marshmallows
  • 5 oz. Regular size marshmallows
  • Pink sugar sprinkles

Instructions

  • Spread some vanilla frosting onto each cooled cupcake
  • Sprinkle coconut shavings over the top
  • Mix a small portion of the vanilla frosting with the red dye to make a pastel pink color
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  • Place the mini marshmallows out and lay them so they are on their sides
  • Press or roll the mini marshmallows down so they are pretty flat
  • Paint little footprints on with the small paintbrush and the pink frosting
  • Use some vanilla frosting to glue the feet onto the front of the cupcake wrapper
  • Cut the regular-sized marshmallows in half at a diagonal
    making bunny ear cupcakes cutting marshmallow ears
  • Press the sticky inside part of the marshmallow into the pink sugar to make bunny ears
    making marshmallow bunny ears
  • Put the bunny ears on top of the cupcake - pressing down gently to put them in place
  • *if they are not staying - add some frosting to the bottom of the bunny ears to help set them in place
  • Repeat for more.

Notes

*if your cupcake wrappers don't look great after baking in them, you can insert your cupcakes into a stiff paper wrapper. I'll include a link to Amazon of some that I have in mind
nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 309cal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg