Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Easter Bunny Cupcakes are the cutest treats to make for Easter! Made with boxed cake mix, marshmallow sprinkle ears, frosting, and coconut. These cupcakes couldn't be any easier to make and everyone will love them!
Servings: 18 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix; plus the ingredients needed
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- 1 can vanilla or white frosting
- 24 jumbo marshmallows
- pink sanding sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake liners in 24 regular-size muffin cups. Prepare cupcakes according to box directions and bake. Let them cool completely for at least 30 minutes.
- Place the shredded coconut into a plate or shallow bowl. With a butter knife or angled spatula, frost cupcakes. Immediately swirl the frosted cupcakes into the shredded coconut right after it's frosted to ensure it sticks and the frosting won't dry out.
- Place the pink sanding sugar into a plate or shallow bowl. Use a knife or scissors to cut each jumbo marshmallow in half diagonally. Immediately dip the sticky side of the marshmallow into the sugar.
- Dab frosting on the bottom of each marshmallow ear and place two on each cupcake to make ears. Repeat until you've decorated all of the cupcakes. Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe Tips:
- Leftovers: Place leftover cupcakes in an airtight container or wrap the dish or platter with plastic wrap. Store in a cool area for up to 5 days.
- Most cupcake recipes yield 24, but I like to fill the cupcake liners almost to the top with batter to ensure the cupcakes can rise and get extra puffy. When I do this method, it usually yields about 18 cupcakes. You may need to add an additional minute or two to the baking time.
- You can make your cupcakes any way you wish. It's always easier to use box cake mix but cupcakes from scratch are always delicious. I like to use white cake mix to get a whiter look but yellow, confetti, and angel food cake will also work.
- Add a cute bunny face. You can add a bunny face to these cupcakes by adding eyes and a nose. For the eyes, you can use edible eyes, jelly beans, black frosting, mini chocolate chips, or mini M&Ms. For the nose, you can use a mini marshmallow, jelly bean, frosting, or a M&M.
- Change up the cupcake liners. They have so many cute designs these days. Use whatever color and style you want.
- Instead of coconut, you can use white sprinkles if you prefer. You can also omit the coconut and leave the cupcakes plain and frosted.