Bunny Cupcakes Recipe Tutorial

Create these festive Bunny Cupcakes for Easter day. This Bunny Cupcake tutorial walks you through step-by-step how to decorate cupcakes to look like luscious grass with bunny bottoms peeking out.

It’s the perfect cupcake to serve over the Easter holidays!

Vanilla or chocolate cupcakes are covered in buttercream icing to look like bright green grass.

Then donut holes are added to create little bunny bottoms.

You can serve these cupcakes as snacks in your children’s lunches, take them to family gatherings, or even serve them as dessert on Easter day.

Everyone will love biting into these cute cupcakes with buttercream icing. 

These Bunny Cupcakes are extremely easy to decorate. Even a beginner can make these Bunny Cupcakes look like a professional made them.

All you need to do is squiggle the green buttercream icing to look like grass and then add some donut holes to create the bunny.

Even your children can help make these Bunny Cupcakes. 

In less than half an hour, you’ll have cute cupcakes with frosted grass and bunny bottoms ready to enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE BUNNY CUPCAKES 

Cupcakes are decorated with buttercream icing to look like vibrant grass and then donut holes are added to look like cute bunnies for a delicious snack or dessert the whole family will enjoy over Easter!

Are you ready to get started?

You’ll find the specific ingredient amounts and detailed instructions in the printable recipe at the bottom of this post.

KITCHEN TOOLS YOU MAY NEED

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• Measuring Spoons – I LOVE my set of these!
• Grass Piping Tip 
• Piping Bag
• Knife
• Cutting Board
• Bowls 

BUNNY CUPCAKES INGREDIENTS

This fun and easy Bunny Cupcake recipe uses everyday kitchen staples to create a delicious Easter dessert or snack your family will love.

All you need is:

• prebaked cupcakes 
• store-bought or homemade buttercream. 
• store-bought or homemade Donut holes. 
• coconut flakes (optional) 
• sprinkles 
• green gel food coloring 
• mini marshmallows

BUNNY CUPCAKES RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

Begin by making the bright green grass that will go over every cupcake.

Take your buttercream icing and add your desired amount of green gel food coloring to it.

Fit the piping bag with a couple and decorating tip.

Fill the bag halfway with green icing.

Hold the piping above the cupcake, pipe the icing straight up and down, and lightly touch the surface of the cupcake.

Lift the piping bag up as you very quickly squeeze.

Stop squeezing and pull the piping bag up.

Continue this process all the way around the whole top of the cupcake, squeezing and stopping to create the illusion of grass.

If only adding the sprinkles to the cupcakes, do it immediately.

Once the icing dries the sprinkles won’t stick. 

Next, add a few bunny bottoms to some of the cupcakes.

To make the bunny bottom, cut a donut hole in half creating two bottoms.

Place the donut holes, cut side down on top of the icing.

Pipe a dollop of white icing on the top of the donut hole.

Add coconut shreds to create a fluffy tail, this step is optional.

Cut a mini marshmallow in half and stick the sticky side to the donut hole creating the feet.

If the marshmallows will not stick, use a little bit of white icing to glue them to the donut.

In less than half an hour, you’ll have a fun Easter-inspired cupcake that’s sure to become a new favorite!

BUNNY CUPCAKES TIPS AND QUESTIONS

If you’ve never decorated cupcakes to look like bunnies, don’t worry! Below are some common questions and helpful tips.

Hopefully, this will answer any questions you may have. If not, feel free to ask in the comments and I’ll answer the best I can.

HOW LONG DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO DECORATE BUNNY CUPCAKES?

This Bunny Cupcake decorating recipe takes approximately 21 minutes. TOTAL.

This includes:

• About 3 minutes make the buttercream icing bright green
• Close to 5 minutes to create the grass look on the cupcakes
• Around 3 minutes to cut the donut holes
• 10 minutes to add the donut holes and marshmallows

HOW DO I STORE BUNNY CUPCAKES?

You can store Bunny Cupcakes in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 2 days, your refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in your freezer for up to 3 months.

Simply enjoy at room temperature.

CAN I MAKE BUNNY CUPCAKES AHEAD OF TIME?

Yes, you can easily make Bunny Cupcakes the day before serving. Simply store the cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature or the refrigerator. 

WHAT GOES WELL WITH BUNNY CUPCAKES?

Bunny Cupcakes go well with a wide variety of Easter snacks and crafts. These recipes would be great to make over the Easter holidays.

Some of my personal favorites include:

• Easter Egg Cocoa Bombs
• Homemade Peeps Marshmallows
• Dyed Easter Eggs
• Chalky Painted Easter Candy Jars
• Twine Wrapped Plastic Eggs

CAN I USE LIQUID FOOD DYE INSTEAD OF GEL FOOD DYE?

No, you cannot use liquid food dye instead of gel food dye to dye the buttercream icing.

Liquid food dye will change the consistency of the buttercream icing, whereas the gel food dye will not. 

IS STORE-BOUGHT BUTTERCREAM THE SAME AS STORE-BOUGHT ICING? 

Store-bought buttercream and store-bought icing are not the same.

Buttercream icing is stiffer than icing and can hold its shape and is the recommended option for cake and cupcake decorating. 

WHAT DO I DO IF MY BUTTERCREAM ICING STARTS TO BREAK?

If you notice your buttercream icing start to break, place the bag in the refrigerator for 5 minutes to stiffen it back up.

This can happen because of the heat from your hands while you are holding the piping bag the icing begins to “break” (the color looks distorted) inside the bag.

I suggest rubbing some ice on your hands to keep them cool when handling the icing.

WHAT ELSE CAN I ADD TO THIS BUNNY CUPCAKE RECIPE?

This simple Bunny Cupcake recipe not only tastes great, but it’s also incredibly versatile.

Try adding little Easter candies to the cupcakes like jelly beans or chocolate Easter eggs for an added touch. YUM!

BUNNY CUPCAKES RECIPE

WHAT’S NEXT

I hope you enjoy this Easter cupcake recipe as much as my family does!

If you get a chance to try it, let us know! Leave us a comment below, or share it with a picture on Instagram or Facebook! Don’t forget to tag us @kelly_reci_ and use the hashtag #Kellysthoughtsonthings so we can see what amazing meals you are cooking up!