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DESSERTS- CAKES & FROSTINGS:
Bunny Cupcakes
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Bunny
Cupcakes |
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A cake mix all
doctored-up...
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CUPCAKES: |
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One
18.25 ounce |
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package white cake mix with pudding |
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1¼
cups |
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buttermilk |
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¼
cup |
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butter, melted |
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2
large |
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eggs |
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2
tsp |
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vanilla extract |
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½
tsp |
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almond extract
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VANILLA BUTTERCREAM
FROSTING: |
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½
cup |
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butter, softened |
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3
ounce |
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package cream cheese, softened |
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16
ounce |
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package powdered sugar |
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¼
cup |
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milk |
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1
tsp |
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vanilla extract
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DECOR: |
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pink
food coloring |
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5
large |
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marshmallows |
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pink
sugar |
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candy decorations and sprinkles or
skinny black licorice, as desired |
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1 |
Prepare
cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two 12-cup
cupcake tins with cupcake liners. |
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2 |
Beat all
ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer
just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Increase speed to medium, and beat 2 minutes or
until batter is smooth, stopping to scrape bowl
as needed. |
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Coat paper
muffin cups with cooking spray; spoon batter
evenly into baking cups, filling each two-thirds
full. |
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Bake for 25
minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in
center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire
racks 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to
wire racks, and cool 1 hour or until completely
cool. |
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Prepare
frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese at medium
speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low
speed until blended. Increase speed to medium,
and slowly add milk and vanilla, beating until
smooth. Split the frosting into two bowls. Stir
a few drops pink food color into 1 bowl of
frosting. Frost cupcakes with pink frosting. |
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Spoon 1
heaping teaspoonful of white frosting on the
center of each cupcake. To make ears, cut each
large marshmallow crosswise into 5 pieces with
kitchen scissors. Using scissors, cut through
center of each marshmallow piece to within
¼-inch of edge Separate to look like bunny ears;
press 1 side of cut edges into pink sugar,
flattening slightly. Arrange on each of the
white frosting mounds as shown. Use candy
decorations and sprinkles/licorice pieces to
make eyes, nose and whiskers. |
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Store
loosely covered. |
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Yield: 24
cupcakes |
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Cooking Tips |
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*If you have only
one 12-cup muffin pan, cover and refrigerate the rest of
the batter while baking the first batch. Then bake the
rest of the batter in the cooled muffin pan, adding 1 or
2 minutes to the bake time. |
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Recipe Source |
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Modified from Southern Living &
Better Crocker |
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***Hey,
this one's a keeper!- would
make it again. "Super
cute, and quite delicious!"
-San Diego, CA
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