How To Make Peep Easter Bunny Cupcakes

Peep Easter Bunny Cupcakes are actually really easy to make, which I love for a dessert. I used a white cake mix for the cupcakes. First, make your cupcakes according to the package directions and then let cool. Make a cream cheese frosting made from butter, cream cheese, vanilla, salt and powdered sugar (full recipe below). Next, frost the cupcakes with a butter knife. Make the grass by adding the coconut to a plastic sandwich bag and adding green and yellow food coloring. Seal the bag and mix with your hands until the coconut turns a grass green. Lastly, stick a toothpick or short skewer stick into the bottom of a peep and then push into the top of a cupcake. Repeat for all cupcakes!

How cute are these cupcakes?! I couldn’t get over how fun they were to make too! The kids were super excited to find these cupcakes waiting in the fridge after school. These make for a really fun playdate treat, office party dessert or serve on Easter!

Peep Easter Bunny Cupcakes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 17 minutes

Additional Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 37 minutes

Make the most adorable Peep Easter Bunny Cupcakes for your holiday celebrations!

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Ingredients

• Classic White Cake Mix
• 1 Cup of Water
• 1/2 Cup of Oil
• 3 Eggs
• 1/2 Cup of Unsalted Butter, room temperature
• 8 oz Cream Cheese, room temperature
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 Tsp Salt
• 3 Cups of Powdered Sugar
• 1 Cup of Shredded Coconut
• 4 Drops of Green Food Coloring
• 3 Drops of Yellow Food Coloring
• (2) 3 oz Packages of Bunny Peeps, 1 Yellow, 1 Pink
• Toothpicks

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Make your cupcakes according to the package directions and then let cool. I added the water, oil and eggs to the package to stir then spoon into cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Bake for 17. minutes.
3. Make cream cheese frosting made from butter, cream cheese, vanilla, salt and powdered sugar.
4. Frost the cupcakes with a butter knife.
5. Make the grass by adding the coconut to a plastic sandwich bag and adding green and yellow food coloring. Seal the bag and mix with your hands until the coconut turns a grass green.
6. Stick a toothpick or short skewer stick into the bottom of a peep and then push into the top of a cupcake.
7. Repeat for all cupcakes!

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 252Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 104mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 0gSugar: 22gProtein: 2g

I hope you enjoy these tasty Peep Easter Cupcakes! You can also find these featured in the San Diego Family Magazine!