Peeps Easter Bunny Cupcakes

By: Jill Mills Posted: Apr 1, 2017 Updated: Jul 21, 2020

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We are sharing these super cute Peeps Easter Bunny Cupcakes and they are SO easy to make! Perfect for class parties at school.

I have never met a kid that doesn’t like Peeps and these adorable bunnies make the perfect decoration for these fun Easter cupcakes!

Peeps Easter Bunny Cupcakes

(Makes 24 cupcakes)

For the Cupcakes:

1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist™ carrot cake mix
1 cup baking butter
1 cup of whole milk
3 eggs
2 teaspoons of Vanilla extract
1/2 cup shredded carrots

For the Frosting:

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar, not packed
1 to 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Toppings:

Easter Sprinkles
Peeps bunny candy

Directions (Cupcakes)

Preheat oven to 325°F. Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cake mix, butter, milk, vanilla and eggs on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase to medium speed for 2 additional minutes. Pour into baking cups in cupcake pan, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake 17-22 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

Directions (Frosting)

Cream together the cream cheese and the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add in the vanilla extract. Cut out a whole in the center of cupcake in which to place a Peep. You want the bottom 1/3 of the Peep to fit inside the cupcake so it will stay in place.

Pipe your frosting over cupcakes around the Peep candy using a star pastry tip for a “grass” effect.