Bunny Butt Cupcakes
These delicious bunny butt cupcakes are the perfect Easter treat!
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 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
For the Buttercream:
- 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
For the Decoration:
- 3 cups fondant approximately
- White sanding sugar
- 1 drop pink food coloring
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Sift the dry ingredients (including sugar) together in a large bowl.
- Mix the wet ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- Add the wet to the dry and mix until just combined.
- Divide the mixture into cupcake papers.
- 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.
For the Buttercream:
- 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.
For the Assembly:
- 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.
- Roll fondant into small balls. Wet and roll in sanding sugar.
- Press some fondant into a rounded glass or small bowl to form the body.
- 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.
- Assemble by brushing a small amount of water where the fondant needs to be joined.
- Pipe grass around the edge of the cupcake. Place the bunny. Fill in with the grass tip.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake Calories: 200kcal Carbohydrates: 36g Protein: 2.3g Fat: 5.5g Saturated Fat: 3.2g Monounsaturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 28mg Sodium: 102mg Potassium: 41mg Sugar: 25g Vitamin A: 200IU Calcium: 45mg Iron: 0.8mg