Planning some Easter baking with the kids? These 10 insanely cute Easter cupcake ideas turn even the simplest cupcake into something really special — and most of them need nothing more than sweets, marshmallows and a bit of imagination.
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Whether you’re baking for the kids, a coffee morning, or a school bake sale, these Easter cupcake ideas are simple to make and gorgeous to look at. Let the kids get stuck in — jelly beans, Smarties, marshmallows and any other colourful sweets make brilliant decorations.
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Bite Into These Easter Cupcakes
#1. Chick Easter Cupcakes
These cute chick cupcakes from Mommy Savers are decorated with coconut coloured yellow with food colouring, googly eyes and a jelly bean beak.
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#2. Bunny Cupcakes
Turn simple homemade cupcakes — or even shop-bought ones — into the Easter bunny, like these from Betty Crocker. All you need are marshmallows, chocolate chips for eyes, a Smartie for a nose, and chocolate sprinkles for whiskers.
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#3. Sheep Cupcakes
Make these sweet sheep cupcakes using one large marshmallow for the face, with writing icing for the eyes and nose, then mini marshmallows for the fleece. A little icing will hold it all together.
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#4. Easter Basket Cupcakes
Create the effect of grass on top of your cupcakes using an open-holed piping nozzle tip on your icing bag. Add a few chocolate eggs on top and you’ve got the perfect Easter egg hunt cupcake.
Or turn your grass-covered cupcake into an Easter basket using candy strands or liquorice strips as basket handles, like these from Taste of Home.
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#5. Bunny Print Cupcakes
Decoration doesn’t get much simpler than these bunny print cupcakes from Craft Create Cook. Get the little ones involved — they’ll love placing the pink sweets and candy melts to create the paw prints.
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#6. Easter Carrot Cakes
Try our healthy carrot cake muffins, topped with a cream cheese frosting and a fondant carrot. Simply shape orange fondant into a carrot, use a knife to make small indents along the edges, then top with a piece of green fondant for the stalk.
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#7. Carrot Cupcake Toppers
You’ll find instructions for these cute homemade carrot-shaped toppers on No Biggie. The original calls for a paper crimper, but you can happily make these without one.
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#8. Spring Flower Cupcakes
Want to try your hand at flower cupcakes? This video is a great place to start. Cake Style shows you how to pipe three different flower styles, making these a gorgeous addition to any Easter table.
#9. Easter Nest Cupcakes
Pillsbury created these Easter nest cupcakes using chocolate icing and chocolate sprinkles for the twig effect, then topped with mini Easter eggs to finish the nest.
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#10. Bunny Butt Cupcakes
A firm favourite — bunny butt cupcakes! Marshmallows, coconut, candy melts and piped buttercream come together for this fun cupcake. Full step-by-step instructions are over at Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use shop-bought cupcakes for these ideas?
Yes — every one of these ideas works just as well on shop-bought or bakery cupcakes as it does on homemade ones. The decorating is what makes them special, so don’t worry if baking from scratch isn’t on the cards this week.
Are these ideas suitable for younger children to help with?
Most of them are. Marshmallow shaping, placing sweets for paw prints or nest eggs, and piping grass are all great jobs for little hands. Fondant carving (like the carrot toppers) suits slightly older kids, but younger ones can still help choose colours and add finishing touches.
What decorations do I need to keep on hand?
A simple stash of marshmallows, chocolate chips, Smarties, jelly beans, chocolate sprinkles, mini eggs and some coloured fondant will cover almost every idea on this list.
Which of these Easter cupcakes will you try first? Leave a comment below and let us know — we’d love to hear from you!
More Easter Baking Ideas You’ll Love
If this list has you in the Easter baking mood, don’t stop here. Check out our roundups of Easter bake sale treats, Easter cookies, and healthier Easter snacks for even more ideas the whole family can get involved in.
Save this article so you have all 10 Easter cupcake ideas ready to hand when baking day comes around — and browse our other Easter features for more inspiration.
