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Easter Bunny Carrot Cupcakes

Easter Bunny Carrot Cupcakes are a fun easter treat for kids, as well as a brilliantly simple kitchen project to get kids baking in the kitchen this Easter! 
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Baking
Cuisine: Easter
Keyword: Carrot cupcakes, Easter Cupcakes, Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 261kcal
Author: Stacey

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 pack store-bought vanilla cupcake mix (see notes for lower-sugar and allergy friendly alternatives)
  • Ingredients listed on the cupcake mix box (typically eggs, butter, milk, and water)
  • 1 cup grated carrot

Frosting & Decorations

  • Use the frosting included in the cupcake mix, or make a simple cream cheese frosting (see notes for recipe link)
  • 12 baby carrots
  • 12 orange candy (jelly beans, skittles, M&Ms)

Instructions

Carrot Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven according to the instructions on your cupcake mix packet.
  • Prepare the cupcake batter as directed on the packet.
  • Stir the grated carrot into the prepared batter.
  • Line a mini muffin tray with 24 mini cupcake liners, or a regular muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners.
  • Portion the batter evenly into the liners.
  • Bake until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
  • Allow cupcakes to cool completely before decorating.

Easter Bunny Decorations

  • Frost the cupcakes using the included frosting, or your own cream cheese frosting. A piping bag gives a neat finish, but spreading with a knife works perfectly too.
  • Make the bunny ears: Cut each baby carrot in half crossways, then cut each piece in half lengthways. You’ll get 4 “ear” pieces per carrot.
  • Decorate each cupcake with 2 carrot ears and an orange candy nose.

Notes

  • Orange candy: The orange candy will for your little easter bunny's nose, orange, jelly beans, skittles, M&Ms all work.
  • Vanilla Cupcake Mix: I have made my carrot cupcakes with both regular and gluten free cupcake mix. You can of course make your own Vanilla Cupcake batter from scratch if you prefer. If you would like a lower sugar option perfect for toddlers use my easy carrot muffins, abc muffins or apple sauce muffins as a base.
  • If you want to make your own cream cheese frosting, then this is a good recipe Cream Cheese Frosting

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 3165IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg