Easter Cupcakes: Recipes and Inspiration
These Easter cupcakes range from elegant to adorable, but all have one thing in common: they are easy to make and will impress everyone! Browse through our Easter cupcake recipes and plan for a sweet treat this holiday.
Easter Cupcakes
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, I love to share easy and fun cupcake decorating ideas. Over there years, I’ve shared that cupcakes are a perfect treat because:
- cupcakes can be made in advance,
- there is no limit to the cute creations you can make, and
- you don’t have to be a baker to make a delicious treat.
Some of our Easter cupcakes feature frosting as the star and others will make use of some unique decorating partners. Take a look and let me know your favorite Easter cupcake in the comments.
Easter Crafts and Decor
If you’re on the hunt for Easter crafts for kids, Easter decor, or fun Easter extras, visit our Easter crafts page here.
Not Making These Now? Pin This for Later
On this page, you’ll find some adorable and some elegant Easter cupcake decorating ideas. Save this to your favorite Easter board on Pinterest for when you need it.
Kid-Friendly Easter Cupcake Decorating Ideas
Cupcakes are kid-pleasing, there’s no doubt about it. They are a fun way to get the kids in the kitchen for a little help and allows them to really get creative. Here are a few fun kid-approved Easter cupcakes.
Chocolate Bunny Cupcakes
Let this Easter icon rule the show and the kids will ooh and ahh as they devour these cute Easter chocolate bunny cupcakes. And psst: this is one of the easiest Easter cupcake decorating ideas EVER!
Digging for Carrots Cupcake
A bunny butt and a few candies are all that you need to make this smile-inducing Easter Digging for Carrots cupcake. The kids will love to help plant the carrots, so if you’re preparing the cupcakes in advance, leave that part of the decorating to them.
Baby Chick Cupcakes
If you’d like your favorite frosting to steal the show, these baby chick cupcakes are just the thing!
Cute Spilled Candy Cupcakes for Easter
Using any of the miniature packages, you can create a spilled candy cupcake for Easter. If you’re serving very young children, create a single cupcake as a display.
Easter Cupcakes for Parties and Dessert Tables
Are you tasked with bringing in cupcakes for class or to the family get-together? No problem – these Easter cupcake ideas travel well, even if you have to slam on the brakes in some holiday traffic.
Creamy Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Carrot cake is SO moist and surprisingly easy to make. I adapted it for an adorable set of Carrot Cake cupcakes topped with the cutest little carrot for an elegant Easter dessert idea. They travel well because there is nothing to jiggle loose in transit.
Carrot Patch Cupcakes
The “dirt” on these chocolate lover’s favorite carrot patch cupcakes is such a hit. And the easy decorating style means you’re done in just a few minutes with all of them.
Easter Bunny Ear Cupcakes
The kids will LOVE to help put these together and because these Carrot Cake cupcakes are easy, you’ll be done in a flash. These are perfect for class parties or get-togethers because they have just the right amount of adorable mixed with the easy factor!
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