Easter Bunny Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• Cupcakes and miniature cupcakes of your choice
• 1 to 2 cans vanilla frosting (16 ounces each)
• Green paste food coloring
• Candy-coated sunflower kernels
• Assorted stick chewing gum
• Canned chocolate frosting
• Jumbo heart sprinkles
• Miniature marshmallows
• Corn syrup
• White nonpareils
  

Directions:

1. Tint desired amount of frosting green. Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert #4 round pastry tip. Fill bag with green frosting; pipe grass onto desired amount of cupcakes.
2. Sprinkle with sunflower kernels.
3. For bunny faces, pipe white frosting over tops of cupcakes using a #4 round pastry tip.
4. Using clean kitchen scissors or a small sharp knife, cut gum into ear shapes of various sizes. Attach smaller centers onto the larger pieces with a small amount of frosting. Pinch base end of each ear, forming a curved shape. Press into tops of cupcakes.
5. Place a heart sprinkle on each cupcake for nose.
6. Using a #2 round pastry tip, pipe eyes, whiskers and a mouth on each face with chocolate frosting.
7. For bunnies, pipe white frosting over remaining cupcakes. Place a miniature cupcake onto a larger cupcake; secure with a toothpick.
8. For a bunny tail, dip a marshmallow in corn syrup; roll in nonpareils. Place on cupcake. Repeat as desired.
   

I know Easter isn't until NEXT week, but I couldn't wait until then to share these. ** I found them at Taste of Homes!