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    Home » Cake Decorating Tutorials

    Easter Cupcakes

    March 24, 2023 By Melissa Diamond 10 Comments

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    Today, I'm sharing several cute Easter cupcake designs! We'll show you how to make buttercream bunnies, ruffles, bird nests, chicks, and more!

     

    Easter Cupcakes on a white platter

     

     

    Materials:

    We frosted our cupcakes with our classic vanilla buttercream frosting, but you can use any frosting that you like (as long as it holds it shape when piping!) 

    Bunny:  Wilton Tip 12 for head and body, Tip 3 for feet, tail and nose, Marshmallow snippets for ears, toothpick dipped in black gel for eyes. 

    Ruffled Cupcakes- Tip 104

    Chick- Yellow buttercream for body and Tip 12,  accents with a Tip 3

    Daffodil-  Tip 104 for petals.  Tip 3 or 4 for trumpet. I realized later that these should have 6 petals-- not that anyone would notice- but just in case you want to be technically correct ;0)

    Easter Hats- Tip 104 for brim, Tip 12 for center of hat, and Tip 2, 3, or 4 for accents!

    Bird Nest Cupcakes- Tip 12 for bird nest (brown buttercream), Peanut M&M or small pastel chocolate eggs for birds, Tip 3 (or similar) for beak and wings. Black food coloring pen for drawing on eyes.

    We most often used a 1M for swirls or a Tip 12 for the base coat of frosting.

    Consistency of Buttercream

    This recipe makes a medium consistency buttercream. If you find that you need to thicken it up a bit, add additional powdered sugar. If you need to thin the consistency, add a bit of milk.

     

    More Cakes for Spring!

    We have so many cake tutorials that would be great for Easter and springtime. I'm listing a few below, but you can find a great roundup of favorites here: 60+ Easter Cakes and Tutorials

    Easter Chick Cupcakes 

    Cute & Easy Bunny Cake Video

    Carrot Car Cake Topper

    Buttercream Tulip Cake Video

     

     

     

    Enjoy the video!

    Thanks so much for stopping by! If you give any of these spring cupcakes a try, we would love for you to leave a comment and photo below!

    Assorted decorated Easter Cupcakes on a white platter.

    *A few of these Easter cupcake designs first appeared in a video tutorial that we made in 2011, but we decided that it was time for an update. We hope that you enjoy the video!

     

     
     

    Related posts:

    1. Easter Chick Cupcakes
    2. Springtime Bunnies~ A Cake Tutorial
    3. Rollin' with my Peeps! Carrot Car Cake Topper Tutorial
    4. Bunnies in the Candy- A Cake Video Tutorial
    5. Kit Kat Easter Basket Cake- Free Video Tutorial
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    1. Melissa Diamond September 1, 2011 at 12:53 pm

      Yes, my mistake. :)

      Reply
    2. Sadia Wasim September 20, 2011 at 3:16 pm

      Loved all of the ideas! Thanks!

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    3. Dorothy Loza March 12, 2012 at 7:53 am

      Thanks for the ideas on these cupcakes! I will be using them today!

      Reply
    4. queenbee March 15, 2012 at 10:15 pm

      I just want you to know how much I completely love My Cake School...I have been viewing a bunch of archives and my grin is ear to ear. Such talent and inspiration!

      Reply
    5. Melissa Diamond April 15, 2012 at 11:08 pm

      Hi Sheila-- Hmmm... I think that I used a tip 3 but it was so long ago it's hard to remember! If I were trying it today, I'd experiment with a tip 3 as well as a small petal tip (maybe a 102 for instance) . Either would work!

      Reply
    6. Maureen Zaccaria January 23, 2014 at 9:55 pm

      Hiya Melissa,

      I have been practicing these awesome cupcakes you shared with us for Easter this year. Thanks so much for the awesome Spring/Easter ideas and the great video. Love them all!!!

      Reply
    7. Melissa Diamond January 23, 2014 at 10:33 pm

      Thank you Maureen! xoxo

      Reply
    8. GuppyLove April 5, 2014 at 11:27 pm

      So pretty!! Such clever ideas too :)

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    9. Melissa Diamond April 6, 2014 at 11:07 am

      Thank you!! xo

      Reply
    10. MsGF March 25, 2023 at 1:56 pm

      Super cute and fun! Love them! Awesome as always! :-)

      Reply

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