Name: Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 large eggs 180g soft unsalted butter 180g caster sugar 150g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 30g cocoa powder 1 tsp orange extract Pinch of salt; 200g soft unsalted butter 400g icing sugar 2 tbsp cream cheese A few drops of orange extract Green food colouring; Mini chocolate bunnies Mini candy coated eggs chocolate eggs 1 x Cadburys flake Edible flowers

Easter Bunny Cupcakes

This Easter give these delicious Easter Bunny Cupcakes a go. Chocolate and orange is such a winning flavour combination and the Easter Bunny would most certainly approve of these colourful chocolate creations.

For another tasty Easter treat, try these Scrumptious Simnel Muffins

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 20-25 Minutes

Makes: 12 Cupcakes

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Ingredients

3 large eggs
180g soft unsalted butter
180g caster sugar
150g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
30g cocoa powder
1 tsp orange extract
Pinch of salt

Icing

200g soft unsalted butter
400g icing sugar
2 tbsp cream cheese
A few drops of orange extract
Green food colouring

To decorate

Mini chocolate bunnies
Mini candy coated eggs chocolate eggs
1 x Cadburys flake
Edible flowers

Method

Preheat the oven to 160C Fan. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases.
Measure all of the cake ingredients into a bowl. Whisk until combined. Divide between the cases.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until risen and firm in the middle. Cool on a wire rack.
Make the icing. Whisk the butter, orange extract, cream cheese and green colouring together.
Put the icing into a piping bag. Pipe on top of the cakes.
Decorate with mini candy eggs, broken flakes, chocolate bunnies and edible flowers.