Satisfy your inner chocoholic with one of these too-cute Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes. Quick, easy and absolutely delicious!
Oh my gosh! If you love Malteser bunnies, I promise you that these these chocolate cupcakes are going to blow your sugar-filled mind (they certainly blow mine!).
The perfect chocolate cupcake recipe
To make these Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes, I used my favourite chocolate cupcake recipe. It's the easiest thing ever and is totally fool-proof. It's my go-to chocolate cupcake recipe. If you like moist, dense, delicious chocolate cupcakes, this is the recipe for you! They also take no time at all to whip up, which is perfect (especially if you'd rather be binging on Netlfix or reading a trashy magazine... umm yes!!).
Decorating Easter cupcakes
I decorated these cupcakes with a delicious milk chocolate frosting that was piped on with a Wilton 1M tip (you can use any piping tip you like... or you can just slather it on with a knife!).
I then crushed up Malteser bunnies to sprinkle over the cupcakes and used whole Mateser bunnies to decorate.
Super cute but really, really easy!
Tips for making Malteser Bunny Cupcakes
- To make your Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes look super cute, slice the top off each cupcake so you have a nice flat base to work from (you can totally eat those delicious little tops as you decorate by the way).
- Use a knife to spread a little chocolate frosting over the top of each cupcake. Then using a piping bag (I used a 1M Wilton tip - but any is fine), pipe more chocolate frosting onto the top. If you're not that great at piping (don't worry, neither am I!), here's a great little tutorial.
- Sprinkle a teensy bit of crushed up Malteser bunny on top of the frosting and then add a mini Malteser bunny to the centre. Easy!
- This is such a great way to make Easter cupcakes, especially if you're not 100% confident with piping, as the crushed Malteser bunnies hide any little mistakes.
Where can you buy Malteser bunnies?
Mars is the manufacturer of Malteser bunnies (which are actually called Malteaster Bunnies). They have a crunchy malt filling covered in smooth milk chocolate.
You can buy them in any major supermarket or convenience store in the lead up to Easter.
These Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes really are a chocoholics dream. Not only do you have a rich chocolate cupcake as the base, but there's also the yummiest, creamiest chocolate frosting on top. AND a mini Malteser bunny. AND crushed up Malteser bunnies. Ahhhh... does life get any better than that?
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Easter Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 125 g butter softened
- 165 g (¾ cup) caster sugar
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 190 g (1 ¼ cups) self raising flour
- 35 g (⅓ cup) cocoa
- 160 g (⅔ cup) milk
For the buttercream
- 300 g (2 cups) icing sugar mixture
- 2 tbs cocoa powder
- 115 g butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbs milk
- 12 mini Easter bunnies see notes
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
To Make The Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees celsius. Line 12 muffin holes with cupcake liners.
- Using hand-held beaters or a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.If using a Thermomix: Insert the butterfly into the Thermomix bowl and mix the butter and sugar for 30 seconds on Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and repeat for a further 20 seconds or until pale and creamy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined.If using a Thermomix: Add the eggs and vanilla and mix for 10 seconds on Speed 4, or until combined. Remove the butterfly.
- Alternate folding through the sifted flour and cocoa with the milk until combined.If using a Thermomix: With the blades turning on Speed 2, slowly alternate adding the sifted flour, cocoa and the milk. Increase to Speed 4 for 5 seconds.
- Spoon the mixture into the cupcake liners. Bake for 15 minutes or until cooked when tested.
- Leave in the pan to cool for 10 minutes before placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
To Make The Frosting
- Sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a large bowl. Set aside.If using a Thermomix: To make the icing, place the icing sugar and cocoa powder into the Thermomix bowl and mix for 10 seconds, Speed 9.
- Beat the butter and vanilla extract in a bowl until pale and fluffy (approximately 5 minutes). Slowly add the icing sugar/cocoa powder mixture, beating until smooth and creamy.If using a Thermomix: Add the butter, 1 tablespoon of milk and vanilla extract. Mix for 30 seconds on Speed 4. If needed, mix through an extra tablespoon of milk.
- Add 1 tablespoon of milk and beat through.If needed, beat through an extra tablespoon of milk.If using a Thermomix: Add an extra tbs of milk and mix for 10 seconds, Speed 4, if needed.
- Spread the frosting over the top of the cooled cupcakes.
- Gently press a mini Easter bunny into the top of the buttercream and cupcake. Decorate with sprinkles (optional).
Notes
- Mini Easter bunnies - mini Kit Kat or Maltesers bunnies work perfectly (or any other brand of mini bunny you like!)
- Use room temperature ingredients.
- To tell the cupcakes are cooked - press gently on the top. If they spring back, they are cooked.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before decorating with the buttercream.
- Store cupcakes at room temperature - if you place them in the refrigerator they will dry out.
- These Easter chocolate cupcakes are best eaten within 2 days.
- You can freeze undecorated cupcakes in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Amy @ Thoroughly Nourished Life
Malteser Bunnies are my brother-in-law's favourite too! I just know he is going to love these super cute cupcakes. Sending the recipe to my little sister right now!
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Oh thank you! I hope he enjoys them!