Paula and Jack love to make these cute Bunny Cupcakes for Easter! Each cupcake starts with a moist homemade vanilla cupcake and old fashioned buttercream frosting, but the fun is in the decorating! Make it your own with whatever you have around the house.
Bunny Cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
For Decorating:
3 cups coconut, shredded
18 large marshmallows, cut in half
36 mini marshmallows
Black licorice rope, for whiskers
Colored chocolate candies or jelly beans
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350º F.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
In another bowl, whisk together the vanilla extract, milk and vegetable oil.
Cream together the butter and sugar with a hand-held mixer in a large bowl. Add the eggs 1 at a time and mix to combine. Alternate the dry and wet ingredients to the egg mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
Pour the batter 2/3 full into paper lined cupcake tins and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before frosting and decorating.
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting:
Ingredients:
2 sticks butter, room temperature
8 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
In the bowl of a standing mixer, cream softened butter and add 4 cups sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat with paddle attachment until smooth gradually add the rest of sugar to reach frosting consistency
To Decorate:
Frost tops of cooled cupcakes with a thick layer of frosting and dip into coconut (pressing down into the coconut). Place one half of each large marshmallow on an angle for each ear (note: you might have to use a little frosting as glue). Add colored chocolate candies for eyes and nose. Add two miniature marshmallows for cheeks. Cut 6 small pieces of rope licorice for whiskers. Share with “somebunny” you love!
Servings: 18 cupcakes
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Difficulty: Moderate
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Paula i just wanted you to know i love you and i just love your recipes, they are sooooo good.
By shirley giffin on March 30, 2013
The stuffed shrimp looks great. Will be trying it soon. Enjoyed seeing Bobby and the family at the Savannah Book Festival. You all look great. The Festival was a great way to see and hear many great authors. Will be back.
By Peggy B. on March 29, 2013
I would love to try to make these lovely Easter Bunnies, except I do not know where to get the black licorice for the whiskers ? Anyone any idea? Please ????? Thanks a million.
By Renata on March 27, 2012
so cutie...think im going to make these with my grands..thanks
By june on April 15, 2011
Hi Paula: I love you. And your recipes. This one is leaving me stumped. I can't find licorice rope anywhere, anymore!! I bought black vines and will make my own. I just didn't know if anyone else had this problem. Its a bummer!! Thank you for being you!! God Bless. Elizabeth
By Elizabeth on April 12, 2011
Kraft jet puffed marshmallows sells strawberry mallows that are pink instead of white... Works perfect for the ears, you can also purchase the rainbow mini marshmallows in a bag and just separate the colors out that you want to use... Works well. I was also wondering how Paula got the pink in the ears, but I just found this to be easier. Great fun and easy recipe. Recommended.
By LISA ALGARME on April 10, 2011
I made these cupcakes last Easter and everyone loved them! They're precious and delicious:)
By Regina Odom on April 10, 2011
LOVE THE GINGER COOKIES
By KAT on April 09, 2011
Wow those cupcakes looks great. I am going to make them for my eleven year old grandsons glass for their Easter celebration. I love u Paul Deen, I have so many of your cooking products and have prepared so many of your receipes and they are a favorite of their own. Keep up the great work. Your sons are such fine young men and it's wonderful that they are involved in your family business. I always say there is nothing more loving than my family and great food. Thank u Paula.
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By Anonymous on March 28, 2011
About the Bunny Cupcakes....where are the cheeks? You said in the recipe, the marshmellow is for the cheeks. How do you get the pink ears? Thanks, Sharon
By Sharon on March 28, 2011
I’ve just baked these. At last I found a recipe I would love to use. Fluffy, moist..perfect cupcake!Thank you.
Deniz
By Deniz on May 12, 2010
Happy Easter! Love these cupcakes…made them last night for our 2 year old son and they look so cute. This will become my staple cupcake recipe.
By Katelyn Whitehill on April 03, 2010
Paula I made these bunny cupcakes for all the Sunday school children at church and they couldn’t believe their eyes. They turned out fantastic.i would make them again.
By Marsha on March 29, 2010
I wish you can make sugar free butter cream frosting because I Have friends and family that are diebitics.
By Susan on March 27, 2010
I PUT THE CUT UP CABBAGE IN WATER then WHEN THE Grease is hot I drop the cabbage in with a little water dripping from the cabbage. Add a lid and let it steam until it is done.Add fried Hamburger meat after the cabbage is done . I also sub corn beef hash that is in a can instead of the hamburger meat.That is the only way my family would eat cabbage.
By Betty on March 25, 2010
Here is a great recipe for children that are kidney patients, or diabetics. Fruit whip ice cream cones.
Take a block of cream cheese, softened, fold in a cup coolwhip, a cup of blue berries, and a teaspon of blueberry jam or grape jelly. spoon into ice cdream cones and let these set in fridge.
I put plastic wrap over them.
Now you can variate this to strawberries, and strawberry jam, or fresh pineapple chunks, and orange marmalade.
By Judith Williams on March 24, 2010
This is a great activity that I will do with my 3 grandchildren. They live in West Virginia and always want to do activities when I come to visit. Thank you so much for the idea.
Nancy
By Nancy Pickett on March 23, 2010
I had made some of your cupcakes with the cream filling in them from one of your magazines for a birthday party. They were such a hit. We might have had maybe two left out of 3 dozen. A course they didn’t make it through the night..lol. I always love your meals that I have tried. It is such a joy to watch you on TV. You are so down to earth as if your family. It would be something to ever get to meet you. We love ya Miss. Paula The Walden Family
By Mellissa Walden on March 23, 2010
Oh Paula is there nothing that you can’t do?! Love these and you my lady ROCK!
By Gina on March 23, 2010
Love this idea for Easter Cupcakes….I love making the cupcakes at Easter!! You can decorate them so cute and the kido’s love them!! I used to do this for my children and they still like them to even,my husband!!
Thanks for sharing the fun with us and you and your Butter!!! Love ya Paula
By Linda Fadeley on March 23, 2010
Love these cupcakes. How did you get the “ears” pink?
By Janet Creswell on March 23, 2010
Love the bunny cupcakes so good and fun to make
By Terrie Sullivan on March 23, 2010
How sute:) I always made Bunny cakes for the kids and grandkids, Bake 2 -9inch white cakes,,,Slice one layer in half(For the ears). Lay out one cake and then add the ears, I use Buttercream or Chocolate icing and cover with coconut..add licorice, gum balls,jelly beans,etc, to decorate and use end of carrot for nose, I color some coconut with green food coloring to make grass,,and I sprinkle this around the Bunny,,,So Cute
By Kay Tucker on March 23, 2010
This looks like fun and easy. I’m going to make these for my grandkids for Easter. Thanks Paula for your awesome recipes.
By Marsha on March 23, 2010
We love you and your recipes Paula!! These bunny cupcakes are adorable!!!! If people like these, they are sure to like the black and white’sheep’in the April issue of ‘Southern Living’, as well. So cute!!
By Angela on March 23, 2010
I babysit children in my home and i have a 5 yr old step daughter and I’m doing a party for her on easter with a bunch of children,The day before i want to have a get together for her and some children to color eggs and i had said i was going to let them make cupcakes to decorate for easter and i think these are the perfect ones for them to do ,This will add a little bit more fun for them to do ,keep up the good ideas paula and your recipes are the best we love you
By Judy Garrett on March 23, 2010
I am printing these directions for my Easter weekend. I too will have my grandchildren who love to help grandma in the kitchen. I have two stools that sit at the island where I mix and create our meals. Allie and Flynne always are there when grandma is cooking. They will love making these bunnies.
By Ruth Johnson on March 23, 2010
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