Feeding the kids: Easter Bunny cupcake cones
The Surprise Bunny Cones recipe can be found in the April issue of Family Circle magazine. Credit: Family Circle
In my ongoing quest to find tasty, kid-friendly food appropriate for the whole family, this week I chose an Easter Bunny dessert idea. I found the recipe in the April issue of Family Circle magazine.
Bunny Surprise Cones
(Makes 24 servings)
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3-1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 box wafer ice cream cones
- 2 cans white frosting
- 1 1/2 cups assorted jelly beans or M&M's
- 1 package Wilton small candy eyeballs
- 24 small round pink candy beads (check Michaels or stores where baking supplies are sold)
- 24 marshmallows
- Pink sparkling sugar
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350°. Prepare cake mix with eggs, oil and 1 cup water as per package directions. Transfer to a large resealable plastic bag.
2. Coat 2 mini muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray. Fill each cup almost to top. Bake at 350° for 16 to 18 minutes. Remove cakes from pan, re-coat, refill and bake a second batch. Cool cakes.
3. Trim cakes level. Transfer frosting to a large pastry bag. Snip tip to create a 1/4-inch opening. Pour 1 tablespoon jelly beans or M&M’s into bottom of each cone (see note below). Place 1 cake into an ice cream cone, pressing lightly to fit. Squeeze a little frosting onto cake in cone and place another cake, trimmed side down, into cone. Repeat with all jelly beans or M&M’s, cakes and cones.
4. Pipe or spread frosting onto cakes to cover. Add eyes and pink beads for noses.
5. Cut marshmallows in half diagonally and dip cut edges into sparkling sugar. Press into bunnies (to resemble ears).
Note: The candies in the bottom of each cone are not just for fun; they help keep the bunnies from tipping over.
The Bunny Surprise Cones were originally published in the April issue of Family Circle Magazine.
