Easy Bunny Cupcakes with Marshmallow Ears

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Easy Bunny Cupcakes with Marshmallow Ears

They start with a box of cake mix, plus the best homemade buttercream frosting and cute marshmallow bunny ears.

Course Baking, Dessert, DIY, Snack

Cuisine American, British, Canadian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 22

Servings cupcakes

Calories 375kcal

Author Lise Sullivan Ode

Equipment

Ingredients

1 box cake mix, prepared according to package instructions.
18 cake ice cream cones
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar Or about 16 ounces
¼ cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
18 pink jelly beans
18 large marshmallows, cut in half diagonally
¼ cup pink sugar sprinkles
36 mini chocolate chips

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, mix up the cake batter with an electric mixer according to package instructions. Use a muffin scoop to scoop cupcake batter into greased muffin tins or cupcake pans. (You don't even need cupcake liners.) Make sure you don't over-fill them. You only need to fill the muffin cup ⅔ full.
Add an upside down ice cream cone on top of the batter in each muffin cup. Press gently and make sure cone is straight vertically. Note: This recipe will make up 15-18 cupcakes, depending on how much batter you put in each muffin cup. Bake cupcakes at 350°F for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle of the cake part comes out clean. Let cool on wire rack.
Make homemade vanilla buttercream using hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat softened butter on medium speed for 3 minutes. Add powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla extract with the mixer running on low. Increase to high speed and beat for 3 minutes. Frost cupcakes with using an offset spatula.
For the bunny ears, cut marshmallows in half on the diagonal. Dip the inside part in pink sprinkles. Place two ears on top of each cupcake. Then add a pink jelly bean for the nose and two mini chocolate chips for the eyes.

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Notes

If you're in a hurry, use 2 cans store bought white frosting to frost the cupcakes.

Does the ice cream cone burn in the oven? As long as you bake your ice cream cone cupcakes on the middle rack of a 350°F oven for about 22 minutes, they will not burn.

How do I store my adorable bunny ear cupcakes? Place cupcakes in the cupcake pan that you baked them in (after it's cooled). You can place a little bit of aluminum foil around the base of each cone to stablize them. Store in refrigerator. Let thaw before serving.

How do I transport my frosted cupcakes? The same exact way that you store them in the muffin pan. Then loosely cover with plastic wrap. Be careful! If possible, have a friend hold them in their lap in the passenger's seat of your car.

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