Description
Delightfully festive Sweet Easter Chocolate Bunny Surprise Cupcakes featuring a hidden mini chocolate bunny inside each moist chocolate cupcake, topped with creamy pastel frosting and fun sprinkles. Perfect for Easter celebrations, these cupcakes surprise and delight with a charming chocolate center.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (plus required eggs, oil, and water as per package instructions)
- 12 mini chocolate bunny candies
Frosting Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pastel food coloring (optional)
Decorations (Optional)
- Festive sprinkles
- Shredded coconut
- Extra mini chocolate bunnies
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners to prevent sticking and make cleanup easier.
- Make Cake Batter: Prepare the chocolate cake batter according to the package instructions, mixing eggs, oil, and water as directed until smooth.
- Fill and Insert Bunny: Fill each cupcake liner halfway with batter. Place one mini chocolate bunny candy upright in the center of each cup, then spoon more batter over the bunny to cover it, filling each liner about 3/4 full.
- Bake Cupcakes: Bake the cupcakes for 18–22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the edge of a cupcake comes out clean, indicating they are fully baked.
- Cool Cupcakes: Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
- Make Frosting: Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract, beating until the frosting is smooth and fluffy. Add pastel food coloring if desired for a festive touch.
- Frost and Decorate: Frost each cooled cupcake generously and decorate with festive sprinkles, shredded coconut, or extra mini chocolate bunnies for a charming finish.
Notes
- Use hollow mini chocolate bunnies inside the cupcakes for a melted chocolate surprise center.
- Solid mini bunnies yield a fun hidden treat that stays intact after baking.
- Homemade chocolate cake batter can be used instead of boxed mix if preferred.
- These cupcakes are great for Easter brunch, classroom parties, or family baking activities.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
