Food / 29 March, 2018 / Peggy Porschen

A Recipe for Chocolate Easter Bunny Cupcakes

I love Peggy Porschen, she made my wedding cake and she always gives us the best recipes and baking tips. I hope you like this adorable chocolate Easter bunny cupcake recipe!  

Makes approximately 24 cupcakes

Ingredients:

For the cake mix

• 125g plain chocolate (minimum 53% cocoa solids),
• chopped or in buttons
• 165ml milk
• 285g light brown sugar
• 105g unsalted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 180g plain flour
• Pinch of salt
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 8g cocoa powder

Method:

• Pre-heat the oven to 160°C and line the muffin tins with cupcake cases.
• Place the butter and half the sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together until very pale and fluffy.
• Beat the eggs lightly in another bowl and slowly beat into the butter mixture.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder into the batter and mix until just combined.
• Place the chocolate, milk and the remaining sugar into a saucepan. Gently bring to the boil whilst stirring.
• Slowly pour the hot chocolate into the cake batter and mix. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure the batter is well combined. Transfer the batter to a measuring jug.
• While still warm, pour the batter into the cupcake cases until two-thirds full.
• Bake immediately for 15-20 minutes, depending on your oven. The cupcakes are cooked when the tops spring back to the touch. If you insert a clean knife or wooden skewer into the centre of the sponge, it should come out with a small amount of crumb sticking to it.
• Once the cupcakes are baked, let them cool a little in the tin before de-moulding onto a wire rack to cool completely.

To decorate

Chocolate Frosting for 24 cupcakes:

• 200g unsalted butter
• 200g full-fat cream cheese
• 500g icing sugar, sifted
• 280g dark chocolate ganache

Make up the basic cream cheese frosting as above, and gently mix the ganache into the frosting by hand. Chill until firm enough to pipe.

Decorate the cupcakes with mini eggs, or chocolate rabbits, and Et Voilà! Happy Easter!

By Peggy Porschen, taken from Peggy Porschen’s Cupcake recipe book.