Easter Peeps Cupcakes

Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes with Green Piped "Grass" and a Peep on Top

For Easter this year, I decided to make some cute peeps cupcakes. I made a simple batch of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, and used a vanilla bean buttercream.

I tinted the buttercream green and used Wilton tip #233 to pipe grass onto the cupcakes. I made nearly 50 cupcakes, to bring to both family gatherings.... I definitely underestimated the time it would take to pipe grass onto 50 cupcakes!!! My hand was cramping up pretty bad near the end, but it was worth it!

I stuck a toothpick into the bunnies to make them stand up straight.

I actually got some chick peeps, but they are bigger than the bunnies, and didn't look quite right on the cupcakes. I wish I would have gotten some sanding sugar to touch up the marshmallow bunnies. When I pulled them apart from each other, it exposed some of the inner marshmallow. But they still turned out cute!

Banana Bunny Cupcakes for Grandma

Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Banana Frosting

My grandma's birthday is Sunday, so naturally I made her cupcakes! She likes Banana Cake, Chocolate, and Bunnies (especially bunnies)! Here's a cupcake that combines them all.

Banana Cupcakes (From Cupcake Project)
(made 22 cupcakes)

I found this recipe and it appealed to me because it looked super easy, and it was! Pop everything in the mixer and off to the oven they go. The cake was dense, but good, like a very moist banana bread in cupcake form! Goes perfectly with the chocolate banana frosting!

Little Bunny Garnish

• 1 Stick Butter 
• 1 C Sugar 
• 2 Eggs 
• 1/2 C Sour Cream 
• 1 tsp baking soda 
• 2 C flour 
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 2 Bananas, smashed 

1. Cream Butter and Sugar 
2. Add Eggs 
3. Add Sour Cream, Flour, and Baking Soda 
4. Add vanilla and smashed Bananas 
5. 5.Bake for 16-18 mins at 350 degrees.

Hop Hop Hop!

Chocolate Banana Frosting (from Love and Olive Oil)

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks), room temperature 
• 1/2 cup ripe banana, smashed (about 1 banana) 
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder 
• 4-5 cups confectioners' sugar 
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Cream butter until smooth and fluffy, 2-3 minutes 
2. Add banana and mix on high speed until few lumps remain. 
3. Add cocoa powder and 1 cup powdered sugar and beat until combined. 
4. Continue adding powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until you reach the desired consistency. 
5. Mix in vanilla. Continue beating until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes, adding more sugar if necessary. 
6. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes. I used Wilton tip #1A. Garnish with banana slices. 

Pre-Bunny

So cute!

Banana  Garnish

To garnish these cupcakes I took a slice of banana and piped a bunny figure, using Wilton Tip #2 onto each one with melted milk chocolate. 

Every day I wonder why we haven't bought a microwave yet! I am sick of the double boiler! 

Make sure to pop em in the freezer for a few minutes to harden the chocolate. (these are yummy to eat by themselves too!)

The Finished Product

In their 'rabbit hole' off to see Grandma!