Bunny Tail Cupcakes

Bunny Tail Easter Cupcakes will be the hit of your Easter get together! These adorable bunny cupcakes are quick and easy to make and oh so good! An easy and memorable Easter dessert recipe.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings

Calories 292kcal

Author Julie Blanner

Ingredients

½ cup butter softened
¾ cup white granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 egg whites
¾ cup milk
1¾ cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Icing

4 tablespoons butter softened
1 tablespoon milk
1½ cups powdered sugar aka confectioners sugar

Topping

cotton candy white

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°F and fill a muffin tin with liners.
In a mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until it is light in color, about 3 minutes.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine egg whites and milk, set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder and salt.
Alternate adding dry mixture to butter, then wet mixture, dry, wet until just combined.
Fill muffin tins and bake 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine icing ingredients until smooth.
Add a thin layer of icing to the top of cooled cupcakes, then add a ball of cotton candy*.

Notes

You can add more vanilla to the frosting to taste.

Tips for Working with Cotton Candy

dry hands
work fast so buttercream doesn't dry and helps cotton candy adhere
gently pull cotton candy to fluff and shape
put on just before serving

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