Easy and cute Easter cupcakes

Here’s what the cupcakes will look like when finished. Cute!

Cupcakes; White frosting; Large marshmallows (one per cupcake); Pink sanding sugar; Black icing; Small pink jellybeans; Chocolate sprinkles; Small pastry bag with a small piping tip; Clean scissors; Offset spatula

Use an offset spatula to frost cupcakes with white frosting.

For each cupcake, cut a marshmallow in half diagonally.

Press the cut side of each marshmallow half into sanding sugar.

Press the marshmallow halves into bunny ear shapes and place on top of cupcakes.

Using a very fine piping tip, pipe two eyes onto each cupcake, and follow with a jellybean nose.

Press chocolate sprinkles into the icing on each side of the nose to form whiskers.

Here is what these darling duckling cupcakes will look like when you are done.

Cupcakes; light yellow frosting; edible Easter grass; pastry bag with large tip (we used Wilton #4); orange Starburst candy; rolling pin, small circle cutter; orange Chiclets gum (optional); black sprinkles

Frost the top of cupcakes with light yellow frosting. Chop up the edible Easter grass and sprinkle it over the tops of the cupcakes.

To form the ducklings, pipe a large ball of frosting on top of each pile of Easter grass, then pipe a smaller ball on top of the large frosting ball for the head.

Roll orange Starburst candy flat.

Cut two small oval shapes for each duckling’s feet. (We bent the sides of a small circular cutter to make the oval.)

Place the small orange ovals at the base of each duckling for feet.

Add a Chiclet for the bill (you could also cut your own out of the orange Starburst) and a couple of sprinkles for eyes.

Here’s what these lovely lamb cupcakes will look like when you are done.

Cupcakes; White frosting; Miniature marshmallows; Pink sanding sugar; Small pink jellybeans; Black icing; Piping bag and medium tip (optional); Small piping bag with small tip; Small spatula; Clean scissors

Using a piping bag and a small spatula, smooth a thick layer of white icing onto each cupcake.

Press mini marshmallows around the outer perimeter of the cupcake, adding an extra layer along the top and leaving space for the lamb’s ears, as shown.

Cut one marshmallow in half diagonally and press the cut sides of each half into the sanding sugar to create ears.

Attach ears to cupcake as shown.

Create eyes and mouth with lines of black frosting.

Add a single pink jellybean for a nose.

This is how these cute little piglet cupcakes will look when you are finished. Oink!

Cupcakes; light pink frosting; pink sanding sugar; pink Starburst candy; rolling pin, small round cutter; wooden skewer; black sprinkles; small pastry bag with small frosting tip (we used Wilton Tip #1)

Cover the top of each cupcake with pink frosting. Lightly press cupcake into a dish of pink sanding sugar to create a smooth top.

Roll pink Starburst candies flat (use one for each cupcake).

Use a small circular cutter to cut three circles for each piglet. Set aside.

Pinch the ends of two circles to form ears, as shown. Attach to the cupcakes using a bit of frosting, if needed.

Use the skewer to poke two holes into the remaining candy circles to make snouts. Attach with a dab of frosting.

Add the rest of the face: Poke two jimmies into the frosting above the nose for eyes, and pipe on a cute little piggy smile with the pastry bag and small frosting tip.

This is what your happy hen cupcakes will look like when you are done.

Cupcakes; White frosting; Edible Easter grass; Large marshmallows (one per cupcake); Small red candy hearts; Yellow candy-coated sunflower seeds; Black icing; Piping bag and medium tip (optional); Small pastry bag with a small piping tip; Small spatula; Clean scissors

Using a piping bag and a small spatula, smooth a thick layer of white icing onto each cupcake.

Cut edible Easter grass into 1- to 2-inch lengths using clean scissors.

Press a small amount of grass onto the tops of cupcakes.

Place a dollop of white icing on top of the grass, and then secure a marshmallow diagonally to each cupcake.

Use the scissors to cut a small notch into the top of the marshmallow.

Use a tiny bit of icing to secure a single candy heart inside the notch.

Attach a second candy heart upside down below the first.

In the center of the marshmallow, insert a single yellow sunflower seed for the hen’s beak.

Finish by piping two dots of black icing for the eyes.

This is what your cute calf cupcakes will look like.

Cupcakes; white frosting; white fondant; small oval cutter; larger oval cutter (Easter egg shaped); pink Starburst candy; wooden skewer; black licorice candy; black sprinkles; a small pastry bag and small tip; flower-shaped sprinkles or sugar flowers (optional).

Spread cupcakes with white frosting and dip each into a plate of white sanding sugar.

Roll a small amount of white fondant and cut two small ovals for each cupcake. Pinch the ovals at the bottom to form ears and attach to each cupcake with a small amount of frosting.

To make a nose, roll a pink Starburst candy flat for each calf and cut one oval shape out of each. Cut a V-shaped notch at the top of each oval, then poke two holes with the wooden skewer. Add the noses to each cupcake with a dab of frosting.

Slice black spots from licorice candies and place around cupcakes to form spots.

Add two black sprinkles for eyes.

Use a little frosting to attach flowers at the top of the calf’s forehead, because it’s spring.