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easter peeps cupcakes

(4 ratings)
ArtByASM avatar
Recipe by
Annamaria Settanni McDonald
@ArtByASM
Brooklyn, OH

I love creating peep cupcakes for Easter. They are so fun and make everyone smile! You can use any flavor cake mix or frosting! Be creative for Easter! I prefer using Whopper malted milk eggs because the coating is speckled like real bird eggs!

(4 ratings)
prep time 45 Min

Ingredients For easter peeps cupcakes

  • pkg
    peeps, bunnies or chicks, or both
  • 1 box
    moist chocolate cake mix, made into cupcakes according to package directions
  • cake frosting, any flavor (i like cream cheese for this one)
  • toasted coconut
  • jelly beans or whoppers mini malted milk eggs for decoration (optional)

How To Make easter peeps cupcakes

  • 1
    Make cupcakes according to package directions on cake mix, you can use any flavor cake mix.
  • 2
    When cupcakes are cool, frost them and sprinkle edges with toasted coconut or green food colored dyed coconut. Place a few jelly beans or whoppers mini malted eggs. Voila, you just created a Peep Cupcake!
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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