BUNNY BUTT CUPCAKES (LOW-SUGAR )

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For those who’re in search of a enjoyable and kooky deal with to make this Easter or in celebration of spring, then these Low Sugar Bunny Butt Cupcakes are good! On this publish, we’re exhibiting you the way we constructed these lovely bunny butt cupcakes so you’ll be able to recreate them in your personal kitchen. Plus, you don’t must really feel responsible consuming these cupcakes as a result of they’re made with out all the additional sugar present in typical cupcake recipes!

To maintain these cupcakes low in sugar (and decrease in energy) we used the granulated model of SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, which is a splendidly candy but sugar-free substitute made particularly for baking. Granulated SPLENDA not solely tastes identical to sugar however measures cup for cup like actual sugar. It may be used virtually wherever sugar is used and stays candy at excessive temperatures, so it’s nice for decreasing the calorie and carbohydrate rely in all of your favourite candy recipes.

 💡 Wholesome Tip: Utilizing SPLENDA granulated as an alternative of actual sugar can prevent 678 energy per cup in your recipes. That’s plenty of energy!

These are the 4 completely different parts you’ll must make these Low-Sugar Bunny Butt Cupcakes:

1. The Cupcakes 
2. The No-Sugar Sugar Cookie Bunny Feet 
3. The Bunny Tails (mini-marshmallows, white sprinkles)
4. Buttercream Icing For The Grass & Bunny Physique (white & inexperienced)

Time Wanted To Make These Cupcakes:

Plan for about 4 hours of complete working time together with baking, cooling and adorning. The cookie bunny, bunny tails, and adorning icing could be made the evening earlier than. 

STEP 1: MAKING THE BUNNY FEET COOKIE PIECES

1. To make the bunny ft for these cupcakes we began by baking up this No-Sugar Sugar Cookies Recipe. Roll out the dough to about ⅛ inch thick then use a small oval-shaped cookie cutter (1-1/4 inch) to chop out the ft. 

2. Bake for about 10 – 12 minutes ensuring they keep blonde. We don’t need any browning which will present by means of after dipping them within the white chocolate. Enable them to chill fully.

3. Then dip the bunny ft in melted white chocolate thinned with slightly coconut oil. Soften the white chocolate within the microwave at 30-second intervals stirring nicely in-between. It could possibly simply burn and melts shortly. When dipping it’s extra vital to present the highest sides of the bunny ft that’s going to be exhibiting a easy end. Don’t fear in regards to the backs as they received’t be seen. You should use a chocolate dipping device or perhaps a fork after which switch the white chocolate dipped ft to a baking tray lined with wax or parchment paper. Enable the chocolate to harden earlier than including the pink bunny ft particulars. For 18 cupcakes you’ll want 36 bunny ft complete.

4. For the bunny ft particulars, soften slightly extra white chocolate after which add just a few drops of pink meals coloring. Stir till you don’t see any streaks of white chocolate left. Place in a small squeeze bottle or a piping bag with a small spherical tip. Pipe 3 or 4 dots for bunny toes (they’ve 4 in actual life however are sometimes depicted with three) and a coronary heart for the principle pad. Put aside and permit to completely dry earlier than assembling the cupcakes.

 💡 Chocolate Tip: A substitute for utilizing white chocolate is sweet melts. You may organize them on-line from locations like Amazon or Michael’s. They arrive in many alternative colours so be happy to get inventive along with your bunny ft design. For brown bunnies use milk or darkish chocolate as an alternative.

STEP 2: MAKE THE BUNNY TAILS

To make the bunny tails we minimize mini marshmallows in half. Then utilizing a toothpick dipped them in heat water and right into a small bowl of white nonpareil sprinkles. Lay them on wax or parchment paper to dry. 

Tip: Alternatively, you too can dip the marshmallow “tails” into melted white chocolate and coat them in shredded coconut for a furry look. 

STEP 3: NOW BAKE UP THE LOW-SUGAR CUPCAKES

To maintain our cupcakes low in sugar we used this  Golden Yellow Cupcake recipe made with SPLENDA. They’re tremendous yummy and also you positively received’t miss all of the sugar. Allow them to cool fully earlier than adorning with icing.

STEP 4: ADDING THE GRASS AND THE BUNNY BUTT

For those who want a sugar-free icing recipe you’ll be able to search SPLENDA recipes linked here. We used a white buttercream icing, however you too can make a brown bunny model with chocolate icing and milk paired with darkish or milk chocolate-dipped bunny ft.

PIPING THE GREEN ICING: Spoon half your favourite buttercream icing recipe tinted half with just a few drops of inexperienced meals coloring right into a piping bag fitted with a grass cake adorning tip (use Wilton #233, #234 or #29).  Proceed piping the grass across the fringe of the cupcake leaving the center third space empty. That is the place the bunny’s physique will sit.

For those who haven’t tried the grass tip earlier than, it’s numerous enjoyable however could require you to apply just a few strokes. As you’re making use of stress to launch the icing on the cupcake, pipe about ¼ inch after which launch the stress simply earlier than you’re about to drag away.  Holding the piping bag straight up provides you with neat grass whereas tilting the bag can provide the look of longer shaggier grass. Each seems are lovely!

 💡 Sprinkle Tip: If you’d like the look of tiny little flowers within the icing grass such as you usually see firstly of spring, sprinkle just a few colourful sprinkles simply after piping the grass.

PIPING THE BUNNY BUTT: Utilizing white icing pipe positioned in a piping bag, pipe in a spherical space for the physique. You don’t want a tip for this and may merely snip off the underside of a piping bag about ½ inch extensive. For those who really feel extra comfy utilizing a adorning tip, then a large spherical tip is what you want.

COMPLETING THE BUNNY BUTT CUPCAKES

To complete the “bunny butts” on the cupcakes add two cookie ft (bear in mind they need to be the other way up) gently urgent into the icing to safe them. To finish the cupcakes high them with a marshmallow bunny tail for the last word in cupcake cuteness!

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