Peeps Cupcakes

5 from 16 votes

Peep cupcakes are a fun and festive dessert that is perfect for an Easter springtime celebration, they are perfect as an Easter dessert.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 163kcal

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

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 ⅔ the way up.
Bake for about 22 minutes or a toothpick comes out clean.

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.

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

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.