Bunny Cupcakes

PREP TIME: 30min

COOK TIME: 20min SERVES: 12

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 ⅓ cup plain flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ¼ tsp salt

• 100g butter, softened

• ¾ cup caster sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• ½ cup milk

Frosting

• 200g butter, softened

• 4 cups icing sugar

• 1 tbsp vanilla essence

• ¼ cup milk

Decorations

• 6 white marshmallows, halved

• 24 chocolate chips

• 12 pink chocolate buttons

• ½ cup pink sprinkles

• ¼ cup chocolate sprinkles

METHOD:

• Step 1: Preheat oven to 180°C.

• Step 2: Line a 12-hole cupcake tray with paper cupcake cases.

• Step 3: Combine all cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix well, until mixture is smooth.

• Step 4: Spoon the mixture evenly into the cupcake holes.

• Step 5: Bake at 170°C for approximately 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.

• Step 6: Leave cupcakes to completely cool on a cooling rack before frosting.

• Step 7: To create frosting, whip butter, icing sugar, vanilla essence and milk together until stiff peaks form.

• Step 8: Pipe frosting onto cupcakes (set aside half a cup of frosting for bunny ear decorating).

• Step 9: Use a butter knife to spread remaining frosting over marshmallow halves and roll each frosted marshmallow piece in pink sprinkles to create bunny ears. Place two ears on each cupcake.

• Step 10: Decorate each cupcake further with two chocolate chips (eyes), one pink chocolate button (nose) and chocolate sprinkles (whiskers).