Name: Bunny Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 75 grams (2.65 oz) butter, unsalted (| softened); 75 grams (1/3 cup) caster sugar/superfine sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 egg; 100 grams (3/4 cup) self-raising flour; 2 tablespoons (8 teaspoons) cocoa (| sifted); 60 mls (¼ cup) buttermilk; 1 tablespoon (4 teaspoons) red food colouring; 250 grams (8 oz) cream cheese (| chopped); 50 grams (1/2 stick) butter, unsalted (| softened); 120 grams (3/4 cup) icing sugar mixture/confectioner's sugar; 1 tablespoon (4 teaspoons) milk; 8 - 12 white marshmallows; pink sanding sugar (| (see notes)); candy eyes and candies for noses optional

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Bunny Cupcakes that are almost too cute to eat. Red velvet cupcakes are topped with lashings of cream cheese frosting. Decorated simply with marshmallow ears, eyes, and nose.

Maybe I made a mistake by making these cupcakes red velvet. It has a horrifying side effect of a bloody bunny massacre when you bite into them. Hopefully, you don't see it that way. Though you probably will now I've mentioned it.

Cute and simple cupcakes. Cut up a marshmallow to make ears, add some eyes, and a nose. Bingo you have a bunny. Or simply go for the ears only option. As you can see they are pretty cute too.

Sara xxx

Ingredients

Shredded Coconut: Shredded coconut give the bunny cupcakes a fury look. Desiccated coconut can be used instead, but the "fur" won't be as distinct.
Caster Sugar: Also known as superfine sugar
Cocoa Powder: Use rich Dutch cocoa powder, you could also use cacao powder if preferred
Self-Raising Flour: If you don't have self-raising flour use the same quantity of plain and add 1½ teaspoons of baking powder.
Milk: Used in the cream cheese frosting, use whatever milk you have on hand.
Butter: Use unsalted butter for this recipe.
Egg: Free-range if you can.
Pink Sanding Sugar: Available at cake decorating stores. Alternatively, make your own. Place ¼ cup of caster sugar (superfine sugar) in a zip lock bag, add two drops of pink food colouring. Work the colouring into the sugar. Work by adding a couple of drops at a time, and working it in until you have your desired colour.
Red Food Colouring: Without this, they wouldn't be red velvet cupcakes.
Buttermilk: Alternatively you can use the same quantity of plain milk plus 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
Cream Cheese: For the cream cheese frosting, use the hard block cream cheese.
Icing Sugar: Also known as confectioners sugar.
Vanilla Extract: You could use vanilla essence as well.
Marshmallows: White or pink marshmallows can be used, but white show off the pink sugar more distinctively.

Recipe Walk Through

Pre-heat oven 160°C (325°F). Line a cupcake tin with 8-10 paper cases.

In the bowl of a stand mixer (you can use hand electric beaters as well) place butter, caster sugar (superfine sugar), and vanilla extract.

Beat for 8-10 minutes until the mixture is pale and creamy.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add egg and beat until well combined.

Add flour, cocoa, buttermilk, and food colouring to the creamed butter mixture.

red velvet cake ingredients in a glass bowl

Beat the mixture on low until just combined.

Divide the red velvet cake mixture evenly between the paper cases.

I used rather large cases and ended up with 8 large muffin size cupcakes. If you use a smaller holed cupcake tin you will end up with 10-12 cupcakes.

Bake cupcakes for around 20 minutes until cooked. Test with a skewer, if it comes out clean they are ready to take out of the oven.

Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a cake rack.

red velvet cupcake mixture in paper cases in tin

cream cheese frosting for the bunny cupcakes in a glass bowl

To make the cream cheese frosting place all ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer (you can use hand electric beaters as well).

Start at a slow speed until ingredients start to combine. Then increase beater speed to medium and beat for 8-10 minutes until smooth.

bunny cupcake cut in half showing the cake crumb

Decorating Bunny Cupcakes

cutting a marshmallow in half with white kitchen sizzors

dipping cut marshmallows in pink sanding sugar

First make step is to make enough bunny ears for your cupcakes. Cut a marshmallow in half and dip the sticky cut side in pink sanding sugar, coating it well. Continue until you have enough bunny ears.