Cupcake Bunny Cake

Name: Cupcake Bunny Cake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 24 servings Tray or cardboard (16x14 inches) covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil; 19 grams tube Betty Crocker® black decorating gel or 3 to 4 pieces black string licorice; 24 servings Betty Crocker® pink or red gel food color; 2 containers Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting; 158 milliliters pink miniature marshmallows (from 10.5-oz bag fruit-flavored miniature marshmallows); 298 grams bag miniature marshmallows (white); 2 snack-size dark chocolate-covered peppermint patties (from 12-oz bag); 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® cake mix (any flavor)

Cupcake Bunny Cake is a dairy free hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 144 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. Head to the store and pick up marshmallows, whipped fluffy frosting, cake mix, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans).

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Oven

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.

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Cake Mix

Cupcakes

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Wire Rack

Muffin Liners

Oven

Pour bag of white miniature marshmallows into large shallow bowl. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the frosting into small bowl; tint with food color to desired shade of pink for nose; set aside. Pipe or spread remaining frosting on cupcakes (frosting will be slightly mounded). Press top of each cupcake into marshmallows, covering top completely.

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Mini Marshmallows

Marshmallows

Food Color

Cupcakes

Frosting

Spread

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Bowl

Place cupcakes on platter, fitting snugly together.

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Cupcakes

Sprinkle leftover marshmallows as needed to fill in any gaps between cupcakes forming face.

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Marshmallows

Cupcakes

Sprinkle pink marshmallows in center of each ear.

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Marshmallows

Place peppermint patties on face for eyes. Pipe or spread pink frosting on face for nose. Pipe 3 (3-inch) lines with black decorating gel on either side of nose for whiskers; pipe 2 lines below nose for mouth. (Or, cut 6 thin 3-inch pieces of licorice for whiskers and 2 thin 5-inch strips of licorice for mouth; arrange on face.) Store loosely covered.

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Peppermint Patties