Easy Easter Peep Cupcakes Recipe
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Are you looking for a fun and festive Easter dessert to serve at an Easter party? Look no further than Peep Cupcakes!
These adorable cupcakes will surely be a hit for kids and adults alike. They’re easy to make, flavorful, and topped with colorful Peeps bunnies. Plus, they’re perfect for any spring occasion or just because!
We have all the tips and tricks you need to create these cute bunny peeps, so grab your ingredients, and let’s get baking!
Why this recipe
Moist & Delicious. These easter Peeps cupcakes are super moist and delicious thanks to the combination of sour cream, butter, eggs, and milk.
Easy Recipe. This recipe for Easter bunny peep cupcakes is easy to follow and takes less than an hour to make.
Fun Easter Dessert. Kids will love decorating these festive Easter cupcakes with colorful sprinkles and blue bunny marshmallow peeps! These fun treats are so much fun to make.
Ingredients for easter bunny cupcakes
For Cupcakes:
- All-purpose flour
- Granulated sugar
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Kosher salt
- Butter – unsalted and softened at room temperature
- Egg whites – room temperature
- Vanilla extract
- Sour cream
- Whole milk
For Frosting:
- Vanilla
- Confectioner’s sugar
- Butter – unsalted and softened at room temperature
- Heavy whipping cream
- Ghirardelli’s cocoa powder
- Oreo cookies – blended
- Blue, Pink or Yellow Peeps
- Carrot sprinkles
Equipment and kitchen tools
- Cupcake liners
- Cupcake pan
- Mixing bowls
- Stand mixer and paddle attachment
Full recipe in recipe card.
How to make these cute easter cupcakes
For Cupcakes:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake papers in a cupcake pan.
Sift the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and powder into a large bowl, and whisk together.
Separate the eggs. In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until combined. The batter will be lumpy.
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
Distribute the batter evenly into cupcake papers, filling each paper with about 2/3 the way up.
Bake cupcakes about 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
For Frosting:
Whip the butter and salt on low speed for about a minute using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
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.
Blend Oreos in a food processor or blender.
Frost cupcakes with chocolate icing and add oreo crumbs, carrots, sprinkles, and Peeps bunnies to the top of the cupcakes.
A toothpick can be used in the bottom of the peeps into the cupcake to help it stay in place.
Timesaving Tips for best results
- You can make these using a boxed cake mix instead of homemade cupcakes from scratch.
- Use a piping bag with a large icing tip to get the best swirls for cupcake frosting
- Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature before beginning
- Beat butter and sugar together for the frosting until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes
- Sift dry ingredients together first to ensure a lighter texture in your cupcakes
- If adding colors, use gel food colors for brighter results. Liquid food colors can be used but may not give you the desired intensity of color.
- Place your adorable Peeps cupcakes in a cute Easter basket for serving at your Easter celebration.
- Add any other decorations to these festive cupcakes that you like! Some ideas are Easter eggs, jelly beans or even edible Easter grass.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can use bunnies, chicks or any other type of peep on top of the cupcakes.
Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
To make cupcakes rise evenly, make sure to measure your ingredients accurately and mix them together thoroughly. Also, fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 full to allow room for the cupcakes to rise.
More great cupcake recipes for Easter Sunday
Peeps Cupcakes
Equipment
- large or medium bowl
- electric mixer
- Muffin Cups
- muffin tin or cupcake pan
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter; softened
- 3 egg whites room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup whole milk
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 cups confectioner’s 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 https://www.target.com/p/wilton-mini-carrot-dot-matrix-0-2oz/-/A-83908079#lnk=sametab
Instructions
For Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake papers in a cupcake pan.
- Sift the flour, sugar salt, baking soda and powder into a large bowl, and whisk together.
- Separate the eggs. In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until combined. The batter will be lumpy.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix cake batter on medium speed until combined.
- Distribute the batter evenly into cupcake papers, filling each paper with about 2/3 the way up.
- Bake for about 22 minutes or a toothpick comes out clean.
For Buttercream Frosting:
- In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, whip the butter and salt for about a minute.
- 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.
- Blend oreos in a food processor or blender.
- Decorate cupcakes with chocolate icing and top with oreo crumbs, carrots sprinkles, and peeps bunnies. A toothpick can be used in the bottom of the peeps into the cupcake to help it stay in place.
Notes
- You can make these using a boxed cake mix instead of homemade cupcakes from scratch.
- Use a piping bag with a large icing tip to get the best swirls for cupcake frosting
- Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature before beginning
- Beat butter and sugar together for the frosting until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes
- Sift dry ingredients together first to ensure a lighter texture in your cupcakes
- If adding colors, use gel food colors for brighter results. Liquid food colors can be used but may not give you the desired intensity of color.
- Place your adorable Peeps cupcakes in a cute Easter basket for serving at your Easter celebration.
- Add any other decorations to these festive cupcakes that you like! Some ideas are Easter eggs, jelly beans or even edible Easter grass.
- You can use chocolate sprinkles in place of the oreo crumbs to make the “dirt”.
- Store leftover cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. You can also freeze them for up to 3 months.
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