I wanted to squeeze in one final Easter treat for those pending parties. These cupcakes are based on a picture I saw on Pinterest last year. Sorry I can’t remember the source. These bunny and carrot cupcakes are adorable and will hop right off the table!

Prepare your favorite cupcake recipe, either from scratch or from the box.

Let's start with the carrot cupcakes.

You will need:

Orange M&M’s or orange reece pieces.

Green M&M’s

White Icing

After you have iced your cupcakes with the white icing, insert the orange candy pieces sideways into a pyramid shape. The first line should be 3 candies, then two and then one. Put two green M&M’s on top to look like leaves. It is as easy as that! Of course now there needs to be some bunnies to go along with these carrots

For the bunnies you will need:

24 marshmallows

Pink M&M’S

Black icing

Pink sanding sugar

To start, cut your marshmallows in half. Dip the sticky side in the sanding sugar. Press down and roll it around to make sure that side gets covered with that sugar. Once the bunnies have been iced (and please excuse the picture- I didn’t realize how thin my white icing was until it was tool ate) place the marshmallows at the top to resemble ears. You will need to do this step pretty quickly after you have iced the cupcakes. Once the icing has dried it makes it difficult to attach the ears.

Next, place a pink candy in the middle for the nose.

Using your black icing, pipe on eyes and whiskers. And then you will have bunny cupcakes to go along with those carrots! 

**Tips- If the marshmallows seem too thick, just cut them in thirds 

Use store bought black icing. It is very difficult to get a black icing at home.

I used pink sanding sugar, but feel free to mix it up. Try yellow, blue and purple to add a   little more character!

I wanted to squeeze in one final Easter treat for those pending parties. These cupcakes are based on a picture I saw on Pinterest last year. Sorry I can’t remember the source. These bunny and carrot cupcakes are adorable and will hop right off the table!

Prepare your favorite cupcake recipe, either from scratch or from the box.

Let's start with the carrot cupcakes.

You will need:

Orange M&M’s or orange reece pieces.

Green M&M’s

White Icing

After you have iced your cupcakes with the white icing, insert the orange candy pieces sideways into a pyramid shape. The first line should be 3 candies, then two and then one. Put two green M&M’s on top to look like leaves. It is as easy as that! Of course now there needs to be some bunnies to go along with these carrots

For the bunnies you will need:

24 marshmallows

Pink M&M’S

Black icing

Pink sanding sugar

To start, cut your marshmallows in half. Dip the sticky side in the sanding sugar. Press down and roll it around to make sure that side gets covered with that sugar. Once the bunnies have been iced (and please excuse the picture- I didn’t realize how thin my white icing was until it was tool ate) place the marshmallows at the top to resemble ears. You will need to do this step pretty quickly after you have iced the cupcakes. Once the icing has dried it makes it difficult to attach the ears.

Next, place a pink candy in the middle for the nose.

Using your black icing, pipe on eyes and whiskers. And then you will have bunny cupcakes to go along with those carrots! 

**Tips- If the marshmallows seem too thick, just cut them in thirds 

Use store bought black icing. It is very difficult to get a black icing at home.

I used pink sanding sugar, but feel free to mix it up. Try yellow, blue and purple to add a   little more character!

Angel Lush Cupcakes

I saw a Kraft recipe for Angel Lush cupcakes. When I tried to make it the angel food cake stuck to my wrappers and it was a food nightmare. Instead of using angel food cake, I used yellow cake mix and they were so light and delicious.

Angel Lush Cupcakes 

1- pkg yellow cake mix

1-3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding

2- cans crushed pineapple in juice, undrained

1- cup thawed cool-whip

2 cups assorted fresh berries of your choosing (blueberries, raspberries, sliced strawberries)

Heat oven to 375ºF.
Prepare cake batter as directed on package; pour into 24 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake 12 to 15 min. or until tops are golden brown
Cool cupcakes in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
Mix dry pudding mix and pineapple in medium bowl. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spread onto cupcakes.
Top with berries.

These are light and fluffy. So many desserts are heavy and this is nice and refreshing after a big meal. It's also a nice alternative to a chocolate dessert.

I saw a Kraft recipe for Angel Lush cupcakes. When I tried to make it the angel food cake stuck to my wrappers and it was a food nightmare. Instead of using angel food cake, I used yellow cake mix and they were so light and delicious.

Angel Lush Cupcakes 

1- pkg yellow cake mix

1-3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding

2- cans crushed pineapple in juice, undrained

1- cup thawed cool-whip

2 cups assorted fresh berries of your choosing (blueberries, raspberries, sliced strawberries)

Heat oven to 375ºF.
Prepare cake batter as directed on package; pour into 24 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake 12 to 15 min. or until tops are golden brown
Cool cupcakes in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
Mix dry pudding mix and pineapple in medium bowl. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spread onto cupcakes.
Top with berries.

These are light and fluffy. So many desserts are heavy and this is nice and refreshing after a big meal. It's also a nice alternative to a chocolate dessert.

Frog Cupcakes

Ready to jump into Spring? Thses cute little frog cupcakes should help get you in the Spring spirit!

Frog Cupcakes

Make cupcakes any way you want. For these, I used a yellow cake mix and prepared them according to package instructions. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.

You will also need:
Marshmallows
Brown M&M'S
Red icing- (I buy this from the store because it's really hard to get a pretty red icing at home)

For the icing:

Buttercream Icing

2 sticks butter, softened

6-8 cups powdered sugar, sifted

1/2 cup whole milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

green food coloring

Cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and milk, alternating. Add in salt and vanilla. If the icing is too thin, add some powdered sugar. If it's too thick, add a touch of milk.

Ice the cupcakes with your green frosting. While the icing is still "wet" looking you are going to add the eyes. Take a large marshmallows and cut them into thirds. Place two eyes on the cupcake and then add two brown M&M's for the pupils. Snip off the tip of the red icing and pipe on the mouth.

 

I love how cute these frogs came out! They would definitely add a bit of fun to any party! 

Ready to jump into Spring? Thses cute little frog cupcakes should help get you in the Spring spirit!

Frog Cupcakes

Make cupcakes any way you want. For these, I used a yellow cake mix and prepared them according to package instructions. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.

You will also need:
Marshmallows
Brown M&M'S
Red icing- (I buy this from the store because it's really hard to get a pretty red icing at home)

For the icing:

Buttercream Icing

2 sticks butter, softened

6-8 cups powdered sugar, sifted

1/2 cup whole milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

green food coloring

Cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and milk, alternating. Add in salt and vanilla. If the icing is too thin, add some powdered sugar. If it's too thick, add a touch of milk.

Ice the cupcakes with your green frosting. While the icing is still "wet" looking you are going to add the eyes. Take a large marshmallows and cut them into thirds. Place two eyes on the cupcake and then add two brown M&M's for the pupils. Snip off the tip of the red icing and pipe on the mouth.

 

I love how cute these frogs came out! They would definitely add a bit of fun to any party! 

Garden of Love

Garden of Love Cupcakes 

For these cupcakes prepare any flavor cupcake according to the package instructions. Allow cupcakes to cool completely

Buttercream Icing

2 sticks butter, softened

6-8 cups powdered sugar, sifted

1/2 cup whole milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

Cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and milk, alternating. Add in salt and vanilla. If the icing is too thin, add some powdered sugar. If it's too thick, add a touch of milk.

 I iced them with my  homemade buttercream with a butter knife. Using a piping bag and a small round tip, pipe on the stems. Change to a leaf tip and pipe on a few leaves. The "flowers" are Wilton's large heart sprinkles. You want to work fairly quickly because the sprinkles won't stick as well when the icing dries.

I made these cute little cupcakes for my daughters school and the kids loved them. So did I! 

Garden of Love Cupcakes 

For these cupcakes prepare any flavor cupcake according to the package instructions. Allow cupcakes to cool completely

Buttercream Icing

2 sticks butter, softened

6-8 cups powdered sugar, sifted

1/2 cup whole milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

Cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and milk, alternating. Add in salt and vanilla. If the icing is too thin, add some powdered sugar. If it's too thick, add a touch of milk.

 I iced them with my  homemade buttercream with a butter knife. Using a piping bag and a small round tip, pipe on the stems. Change to a leaf tip and pipe on a few leaves. The "flowers" are Wilton's large heart sprinkles. You want to work fairly quickly because the sprinkles won't stick as well when the icing dries.

I made these cute little cupcakes for my daughters school and the kids loved them. So did I!