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Marshmallow Bunny Cupcakes

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Yield 12 servings

Marshmallow Bunny Cupcakes are the sweetest way to celebrate spring with a vanilla cupcake base, marshmallow buttercream, coconut grass and an adorable pink bunny PEEP marshmallow.

Ingredients

Cupcake Batter

Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting

Green Coconut Grass

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper baking cups.
  2. Into a large bowl, whisk together all purpose flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
  3. Into the bowl of your stand mixer or a large bowl, beat butter on high for 30 seconds or until light and fluffy.  Gradually add in your sugar.  Add in eggs whites, vanilla and almond extract.
  4. Alternating, gradually add in flour mixture followed by creamer.  Repeat until both are incorporated being careful not to over mix.
  5. Place one scoop batter into the bottom of the paper liner.  Top with frozen PEEPS® half and top with 1 more scoop of batter.  Bake for 16-8 minutes or until lightly golden brown around the edges.  Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting

  1. In the bowl of your stand mixer, using the whisk attachment, beat butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  2. Gradually add in half the powdered sugar and combine.
  3. Slowly add in International Delight® PEEPS® Sweet Marshmallow Coffee Creamer and whip for 2 minutes or until fluffy.

Green Coconut Grass

  1. Into a large ziploc bag, add shredded coconut.
  2. In a small bowl, add water and a few drops of green food coloring.  Add mixture to bag and seal the bag.
  3. Shake around until coconut is coated in green coloring.  Add more food coloring based on desired colored.
  4. Place shredded coconut into a medium skillet over medium low heat and toast until slightly crispy.  Water carefully, it burns quickly.

Assembly

  1. Pipe marshmallow buttercream frosting onto cooled cupcakes.  Roll in green coconut grass and nestled PEEPS® bunny into the center.  Add additional grass around the bunny, if needed.

Courses Dessert

Cuisine American

Recipe by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen at https://www.strawberryblondiekitchen.com/marshmallow-bunny-cupcakes/