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Silly Rabbit Cupcakes

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  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Servings 24
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These cute bunny rabbit cupcakes will keep the kids hopping at your spring party.
Updated Mar 6, 2012

Ingredients

Cupcakes

Decorations

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix frosting and 14 drops red food color until evenly tinted. Remove paper baking cups from cupcakes. Place upside down on serving platter.
  • 3
    Frost cupcakes with pink frosting. Cut shapes out of strawberry taffy candies for ears, feet and tail. Cut shapes out of grape taffy candy for ears. Make ears by stacking grape candy on top of pink candy. Trim to shape into bunny ears if necessary. Press firmly into cupcake. Slide strawberry taffy cutouts under cupcake to make feet. Make small ball out of taffy and press onto back of bunny cupcake for tail. Gently press chocolate candy on face and use frosting to place miniature chocolate chips on chocolate candy for eyes.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Didn’t use up all of the frosting and decorations? Spread leftover cookies with frosting for a sweet treat.
  • tip 2
    To make ahead, bake and freeze the unfrosted cupcakes for up to three months. Frost and decorate the frozen cupcakes, and let thaw at room temperature.
  • tip 3
    Soften the taffy candy in the microwave on High for 5 to 7 seconds to make it easier to flatten.
  • tip 4
    Make the candy decorations up to a day ahead. They will be easier to work with if they have some time to hold their shape.

Nutrition

260 Calories, 10g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 41g Total Carbohydrate, 25g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
16%
Saturated Fat
3g
16%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
190mg
8%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
14%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
25g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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