Bunny Butt Cupcakes
These delicious bunny butt cupcakes are the perfect Easter treat!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour (213g)
- 1 cup sugar (228g)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda (1g, heaping)
- 1 tsp baking powder (4g)
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (176g, room temp)
- 3 eggs
- 3 tsps vanilla extract (15mL)
- 1/2 cup sour cream (133g)
- 1/2 cup whole milk (113g)
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (228g,room temp)
- 1 lb confectioners' sugar (463gg)
- 2 tbsp whole milk (30mL)
- 3 drops green food coloring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (5mL)
- 3 cups fondant (approximately)
- White sanding sugar
- 1 drop pink food coloring
Instructions
- 1
For the Cake:
- 2
Sift the dry ingredients (including sugar) together in a large bowl.
- 3
Mix the wet ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- 4
Add the wet to the dry and mix until just combined.
- 5
Divide the mixture into cupcake papers.
- 6
Bake at 340F for about 20 minutes or until the centers are springy to the touch. Baking time depends on the size of your cupcakes.
- 7
For the Buttercream:
- 8
Beat the butter until light and fluffy, add the sugar a cup at a time and beat well. Mix in milk until desired consistency is reached. Add vanilla and green food coloring.
- 9
For the Assembly:
- 10
Use a spatula to add a layer of grass to the cupcakes. Transfer the rest of the buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a 133 tip.
- 11
Roll fondant into small balls. Wet and roll in sanding sugar.
- 12
Press some fondant into a rounded glass or small bowl to form the body.
- 13
Roll some fondant out to a thin sheet. Use the back of a piping tip to cut circles for the feet. Roll the circles out a bit to form ovals. Mix the pink food coloring with a small amount of fondant. Roll out and use 2 small round piping tips to create the pads for the feet.
- 14
Assemble by brushing a small amount of water where the fondant needs to be joined.
- 15
Pipe grass around the edge of the cupcake. Place the bunny. Fill in with the grass tip.