Make a sweet treat for Easter with these PEEPS Bunny Dirt Cupcakes! Follow this easy recipe and create the tastiest cupcakes in no time at all.
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Make every bite a special treat with these flavorful and fun PEEPS Bunny Dirt Cupcakes! Everyone will love the fluffy buttercream frosting, crunchy cookie-crumb topping, and of course the iconic PEEPS marshmallow bunnies perched atop. Indulge your sweet tooth with this delicious recipe!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- All-purpose flour
- Granulated sugar
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Unsalted butter; softened
- Egg whites, room temperature
- Vanilla extract
- Sour cream
- Whole milk
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Heavy whipping cream
- Ghirardelli’s cocoa powder
- Oreo cookies
- Blue PEEPS bunnies
- Carrot sprinkles
Prepare the Cupcakes.
Start by preheating your oven to 350° F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners, and set aside. In a medium bowl, sift the flour, salt, baking soda, and powder and whisk together. In a separate larger bowl, stir together the wet ingredients and sugar until smooth. Slowly add in the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fill each cupcake liner ⅔ of the way with the batter and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown. Time will vary per oven. Allow the cupcakes to cool on wire racks before topping with buttercream frosting, cookie-crumb topping, and PEEPS bunnies!
Make the Buttercream Frosting.
To make the buttercream frosting, start by creaming together room-temperature butter and salt in a stand mixer. Sift in the confectioner’s sugar in several batches beating on low after each addition. Scrape the bowl down and repeat the process. Add a tablespoon of the cream while mixing on low then add the vanilla. Add in cocoa powder. Beat until you have an even, fluffy consistency.
Decorate with PEEPS and Crushed Oreos.
Blend oreos in a food processor or blender until fine crumbles.
Decorate cupcakes with chocolate icing and top with oreo crumbs, carrots candies, and PEEPS bunnies. A toothpick can be used in the bottom of the peeps into the cupcake to help it stay in place.
Admire Your Finished PEEPS Bunny Dirt Cupcakes!
Your PEEPS Bunny Dirt Cupcakes are now ready to show off to your friends and family! Be sure to take pictures and share them all over social media – you’ll be sure to get loads of likes when everyone sees how creative and delicious your cupcakes are.
PEEPS Bunny Dirt Cupcakes
Make a sweet treat for Easter with these PEEPS Bunny Dirt Cupcakes! Follow this easy recipe and create the tastiest cupcakes in no time at all.
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter; softened
- 3 egg whites room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup whole milk
Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter; room temperature
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons Ghirardelli's cocoa powder
- 10 oreo cookies; blended
- 12 blue peeps bunnies
- 24 carrot sprinkles
Instructions
Prepare the Cupcakes.
Start by preheating your oven to 350° F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners, and set aside.
In a medium bowl, sift the flour, salt, baking soda, and powder and whisk together.
In a separate larger bowl, stir together the wet ingredients and sugar until smooth.
Slowly add in the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
Fill each cupcake liner ⅔ of the way with the batter and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown. Time will vary per oven.
Allow the cupcakes to cool on wire racks before topping with buttercream frosting, cookie-crumb topping, and PEEPS bunnies!
Make the Buttercream Frosting.
To make the buttercream frosting, start by creaming together room-temperature butter and salt in a stand mixer.
Sift in the confectioner’s sugar in several batches beating on low after each addition. Scrape the bowl down and repeat the process.
Add a tablespoon of the cream while mixing on low then add the vanilla.
Add in cocoa powder.
Beat until you have an even, fluffy consistency.
Decorate with PEEPS and Crushed Oreos.
Blend oreos in a food processor or blender until fine crumbles.
Decorate cupcakes with chocolate icing and top with oreo crumbs, carrots candies, and PEEPS bunnies. A toothpick can be used in the bottom of the peeps into the cupcake to help it stay in place.
Admire Your Finished PEEPS Bunny Dirt Cupcakes!
Your PEEPS Bunny Dirt Cupcakes are now ready to show off to your friends and family! Be sure to take pictures and share them all over social media – you’ll be sure to get loads of likes when everyone sees how creative and delicious your cupcakes are.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 587Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 238mgCarbohydrates: 72gFiber: 4gSugar: 48gProtein: 5g
