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Showing posts with label donut. Show all posts

Easter Bunny Cupcakes!!

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I wanted to make a simple little Easter treat and really didn't want to have to run out to the store, so I decided to use a few supplies that I had in the house. Yes, being in the party business means things like powdered donuts and M&Ms are almost always available when you need a sugar fix! So here he is.... Mr. Easter Donut Bunny!

This is what you'll need:

Cupcakes
Powdered donuts
Pink marshmallows (I used the heart kind because that's what I had, but you could also use the small pastel ones that you can find in stores now)
Black round sprinkles
Red mini M&Ms
Pink peanut M&Ms (or jelly beans would work, too)
Small white marshmallows
Toothpicks
Karo syrup (light corn syrup)
Clean paintbrushes
Uncooked angel hair pasta noodles (or spaghetti noodles)
Black food coloring
Colored coconut (or you could use green sparkling sugar or green sprinkles for grass)
Can of white frosting (to act as glue)



Step 1: Add a little colored coconut to the top of your cupcake (you can color coconut by placing a little green food dye in a small plastic container with a lid and adding coconut - then put the lid on and shake until the coconut is dyed). Put a donut on top of your cupcake and insert a toothpick into another donut and stand it on top of the first donut.


Step 2: Cut another donut in half to make bunny ears.



Step 3: Add a half of a toothpick to each ear and stick them on top of your middle donut.


Step 4: Add a little white frosting to the center of your middle donut.


Step 5: Make a nose by placing a pink peanut M&M or a jelly bean into the icing and hold for a minute until it sticks.


Step 6: Cut a small white marshmallow in half for the eyes. Next, add a little Karo syrup to your marshmallow with a paintbrush and adhere a round black sprinkle to the center for an eyeball. If you can't find round black sprinkles (I get mine around Halloween at Walmart), just use a black edible marker to make a pupil or you could just use chocolate chips for the eyes. Now add a little white frosting the back of your marshmallow and place it on your bunny face above the nose. Repeat for the other eye.


Step 7: Cut your pink heart marshmallow in half and pinch the sticky side together to make the marshmallow rounded. Add frosting to the back side and place under the bunny's nose to make cheeks. Repeat for the other cheek.


Step 8: Add a mini red M&M in the middle of the cheeks for a tongue. You can attach it with a little frosting.

Step 9: Use a clean paintbrush to brush some black food coloring onto a piece of uncooked angel hair pasta (or spaghetti noodle). Wipe off the excess with a paper towel, and then cut your noodle into pieces about 1.5" long. Use a toothpick to make 3 small holes on each side of the bunny's cheeks and place the noodle inside the hole with a little frosting.


Step 10: Pat yourself on the back -- YOU DID IT!!


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Isn't he cute?? And simple enough for the kids, too! And best of all.... NO BAKING!!! I hope you enjoyed today's little Easter project.

Have a great weekend!


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Lamb Cakes - Perfect for Easter treats!

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Adorable, right? Ingenious too, I think! These sweet LAMB CUPCAKES from Cookies and Cups will surely make your little ones smile.


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Just a few easy to find supplies and a great tutorial HERE, and you can make these little cuties lickety-split!


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Can you believe the cuteness??


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And this one is easy enough to involve the kids, too. Thanks Cookies and Cups for the great idea!
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Doughnuts for Parties

Move over CUPCAKE..... the DOUGHNUT is making quite a show on party and dessert tables these days. And why not? How cute are those little round treats! All of a sudden, doughnuts are everywhere from weddings to birthdays, all dressed up and ready to party. Frostings, glazes, sprinkles, non-pareils.... inventive, gourmet combinations and creative displays make doughnuts a great new trend in entertaining.

Just take a look at just some of the yummy ideas circulating around the web......

Sweet Tiffany blue doughnuts made by Sprinkle Bakes
using a fabulous mini donut pan from Sur La Table.


And another decadent creation from Sprinkle Bakes...
a fabulous Coffee and Doughnut Cake. I'm so in love with this cake!



And if you're in a hurry and don't want to make the sweet treats yourself, Dough a Deer makes these that you can order and have shipped straight to your door.


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And how wonderful are these photos taken at various weddings
and events seen on Wed Share Daily.

Photo Credits: Dee’s Mini Organic Doughnuts by Divine Order Photography via Green Wedding Shoes,
Milk & Pretty Donuts on Dessert Table by April O’Hare Photography, “Snow” Coated Donuts On Custom Cake Stands by Justin Lee Photography via Inspired by This, Doughnut Tower Groom’s Cake Alternative via Yum Sugar


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Photo Credits: Donuts on White Cake Stand via Project Wedding, Mini Doughnuts & Coffee Wedding Dessert via Martha Stewart Weddings, Heavenly Pink Doughnuts Platter via Country Living, Doughnut Dessert Wedding Reception Centerpiece via Martha Stewart Weddings, Wedding Cake Tower of Krispy Kreme Donuts via People by Ryan, Donut du Jour Signature Mini Donuts via Melissa Bagley



And now for a little "sneaky-peeky" from my own daughter's 10th birthday party last weekend. Yes we, too, decided it was "The Year of the Doughnut" and had to have a few of those yummy treats on the table. It was one of the kids' favorites! They were easy to make, too. I cheated a little and bought some mini donuts from my local Publix and then added a tasty icing in shocking pink and orange. So fun!

I'll post a recipe and tutorial soon. I hope you all were inspired to go a little "do-nutty," too!

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