Easter Bunny and Chocolate Nest Cupcakes

A great hack for these Easter cupcakes is to buy store-bought ones and make this simply a decorating exercise. And of course if you’re an ambitious kind of bunny, making the cupcakes from scratch will definitely earn you some Brownie points.

Servings

Makes 12

You’ll Need

12 cupcakes
1 cup vanilla icing
Green sanding sugar
Candy bunnies
½ cup coconut
1 cup chocolate icing
½ cup mini eggs
Large piping bag
Large star tip

Prep and Cook

Place the star tip inside the piping bag and fill it with the vanilla icing
Pipe the icing counter-clockwise around the cupcake, starting and finishing in the centre
Sprinkle the green sanding sugar over the top and insert a candy bunny into the middle of the cupcake
Place the coconut in a skillet set over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the coconut is mostly golden brown
Remove the pan from the heat and allow the coconut to cool completely
Place the star tip inside the piping bag and fill it with the chocolate icing
Pipe the icing counter-clockwise around the cupcake, starting and finishing in the centre
Scatter the toasted coconut over the tops of the cupcakes and press 3 mini eggs into the middle of each