Bunny Cupcakes

Name: Bunny Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size); 1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting, divided; 8 drops green food coloring; 12 large marshmallows; 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut, chopped; 24 miniature pink jelly beans; 12 miniature red jelly beans; 24 miniature white jelly beans; Red shoestring licorice; 1 to 2 drops red food coloring; 48 small oval sugar cookies

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting, divided
8 drops green food coloring
12 large marshmallows
3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut, chopped
24 miniature pink jelly beans
12 miniature red jelly beans
24 miniature white jelly beans
Red shoestring licorice
1 to 2 drops red food coloring
48 small oval sugar cookies

Directions

1

Prepare and bake cupcake according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool on wire racks.
2

In a small bowl, combine 1 cup frosting and green food coloring; frost cupcake. Set remaining frosting aside. Cut marshmallows in half; immediately dip cut ends into coconut. Place coconut side up on cupcakes to form heads.
3

Cut pink and red jelly beans in half widthwise. Cut white jelly beans in half lengthwise. With a toothpick, dab reserved frosting onto cut sides of pink jelly bean halves; attach to marshmallows for eyes. Attach red jelly beans for noses and white jelly beans for teeth.
4

For whiskers, cut licorice into 1-in. pieces; attach four pieces to each cupcake. Tint remaining frosting pink. Cut a small hole in corner of a resealable plastic bag; add pink frosting. For ears, pipe an oval outline toward center of each cookie; insert two ears into each cupcake.