Last Updated July 21st, 2020 at 02:39 pm by Lisa
Cottontail EASTER Cupcakes (NO-BAKE) with vanilla buttercream frosting, an easy Easter dessert you can make with kids!
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Cute Cottontail Cupcakes, so easy and fun for Spring and Easter!
Buy or bake your own vanilla cupcakes, then frost with vanilla buttercream frosting-(make your own with this easy recipe or buy at the store), and add cute decorations from the craft store or online.
Why Are These Easter Cupcakes So Easy? (and great to make with kids!)
- Everything you need is at the store, and kids (even the little ones) can help you assemble them.
- These are NO-BAKE: Assemble with premade unfrosted cupcakes and frosting at your local grocery store, just ask in the bakery! (I bought mine at Albertsons)
What You Need To Make These Easter Cupcakes:
Ingredients
- 12 baked vanilla cupcakes in paper wrappers
- 3 sticks butter, softened at room temperature (or 1 ½ cups)
- 5 cups Powder Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Milk
- Decorations: Wilton Bunny Feet Decorations and Wilton Cupcake Wraps and Chocolate Carrots
Instructions
- Buy plain vanilla cupcakes from the bakery,
- In a stand mixer using wire beaters, or using a handheld mixer combine butter, powder sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. Mix until a nice smooth consistency, add a bit more milk or powder sugar as needed.
- Use a small offset spatula to frost each cupcake, or pipe on cupcakes using a pastry bag.
- Pour white sprinkles in a small dish, and dip and roll the top of the cupcake to coat with sprinkles.
- Use more frosting a "glue" to stick on feet and tail.
- Wrap Wilton each cupcake with a white picket fence cupcake wrapper.
More Easter Bunny Cupcake Ideas:
- Easter Cupcakes ~ Girl Heart Food
- How To Make Basket Weave Cupcakes with Bird Nests ~ Hostess At Heart
- 22 Cute Easter Cupcake Decoration Ideas ~ Country Living
- Cottontail Easter Cupcakes ~ Delicious Table
- Marshmallow Bunny Cupcakes ~ Eating Richly
- Peek-A-Boo Peeps Easter Cupcakes ~ Crayons and Cravings
- 30 Cute Easter Cupcakes ~ Woman’s Day
- Easter Chick Cupcakes ~ Preppy Kitchen
Easter Table Carrot Flower Centerpieces are an easy flower arrangement idea!
Easter Dinner and Breakfast Recipes:
What to make for Easter breakfast/brunch or Easter dinner? You will find Dinner, Entree, & Main Dish Recipes for family and friends, easy make-ahead holiday meals, and entertaining.
Some are GREAT for new family traditions, and others are perfect for holidays all year long. One thing I promise ~ they are delicious and easy…
Breakfast/Brunch: EASY Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole, Baked Parmesan Hash Browns, Mini Brie and Bacon Quiches
Easter Party Appetizers: Garden Crudites with Light Green Goddess Dressing, Crostini with Edible Flowers and Garden Herbs
Easter Dinner: Delicious Kahlua Pineapple Glazed Ham, Grilled Lamb Chops, Peaches, and Mint Pesto, or Cabernet Rosemary Grilled Rack of Lamb and serve with gorgeous Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls!
Easter Desserts and Treats: Cottontail (Bunny Butts) Easter Cupcakes, or Coconut Macaroon Easter Egg Cookies
What to do with all those leftover Easter Eggs?
Make Spicy Pickled Eggs or Chili Pepper Pickled Eggs! They are easy to make and last for a few weeks in the fridge.
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Cottontail Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 12 baked Vanilla Cupcakes
Homemade Vanilla Frosting
- 3 sticks butter, softened at room temperature (1 ½ cups)
- 5 cups Powder Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Milk
Instructions
- Buy plain vanilla cupcakes from the bakery.
Make Homemade Vanilla Frosting
- In a stand mixer using wire beaters, or using a handheld mixer combine butter, powder sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. Mix until a nice smooth consistency, add a bit more milk or powder sugar as needed. (Or skip this and buy frosting from the bakery and just decorate!)
Decorate Bunny Bottom Cupcakes
- Use a small offset spatula to frost each cupcake, or pipe on cupcakes using a pastry bag.
- Pour white sprinkles in a small dish, and dip and roll the top of the cupcake to coat with green sprinkles for grass.
- Use more frosting a "glue" to stick on feet and tail.
- Wrap Wilton each cupcake with a white picket fence cupcake wrapper.
This frosting is delicious and I love the idea of buying the plain cupcakes from a bakery. Why do I not think of these things Lisa?? I can't wait to decorate these for Easter. Think I will do a few different cupcake flavors for fun. PS. Love the carrot and flower centerpiece. Definitely want to give that a try this Easter too.