Since this year we will be spending Easter in Maui, we have been making our rounds visiting our family this week for early Easter Celebrations.
In my mind, I had visions of making this adorable bunny butt cake I saw on Pinterest–
In reality? I just didn’t have time. That cake is adorable, but just looks like a lot of work . So we ended up visiting our local bakery and calling it a day.
Assuming you are like me and have good intentions and a lack time, I wanted to share a super simple easter dessert my Mother-in-law makes.
Easter Duckie Cupcakes
These little guys are always a big hit with the kids.
What you’ll need:
- Cake mix (and ingredients to make cake)
- Yellow food coloring
- White frosting
- Bag of Starburst
- Marshmallows (mini and full size)
- Blue gel-icing or any other small piping icing
How to:
- Make your cupcakes following the directions on your cake mix box
- Adding a few drops of yellow food coloring into your white frosting until you get the shade of yellow you want for your ducks
- When cupcakes are cooled, frost them with your yellow frosting
- Add a large marshmallow to the top of your cupcake fo the head
- Frost the large marshmallow with the yellow frosting
- Take the orange Starbursts out and cut them in half on a diagonal (this is your beek)
- With the corner pointing up, cut 1/2 way through your Starburst halves
- Place your been right at the bottom of the large marshmallow.
- Cut your mini marshmallows in 1/2 and use for the eyes.
- Create a blue eye color with decorating icing
I can totally see these cupcakes not just for Easter but for desserts at babyshowers and first birthdays too!
What do you think?
Tina @ Life Without Pink
OMG You made that? Holy cow that’s good!! 🙂
Complicated Mama
haha no no, I went to the bakery… but my mother in law makes these every year and they are really simple. If she didnt already make them, I’d have done these for sure!
Kir
I must be crazy, but I actually got the bunny butt in my Betty Crocker newsletter and I’m making it Friday afternoon….I have to , it’s too damn cute but I love those cupcakes too…thanks for giving me inspiration for memorial Day….HAPPY EASTER my friend. xo