# Components:
→ Chocolate Cupcakes
01 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
03 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
04 - 1/2 cup light brown sugar
05 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
06 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
07 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
08 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
09 - 1/2 cup vegetable oil
10 - 2/3 cup whole milk
11 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Chocolate Buttercream
12 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
13 - 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
14 - 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
15 - 2 tablespoons milk
16 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
17 - Pinch of salt
→ Decorating
18 - 6 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
19 - 24 mini white marshmallows
20 - Pink decorating gel or pink fondant
21 - 1/2 cup white fondant
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract until well blended.
04 - Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
05 - Fill cupcake liners evenly with batter. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.
06 - Beat softened butter until creamy. Sift in powdered sugar and cocoa powder; beat until smooth. Incorporate milk, vanilla extract, and salt, mixing until fluffy.
07 - Spread chocolate buttercream on cooled cupcakes, shaping into earth mounds to resemble soil.
08 - Sprinkle crushed chocolate sandwich cookies over buttercream to simulate soil.
09 - Shape white fondant into small ovals for bunny feet and round balls for tails. Use pink gel or fondant to add paw pads to the feet.
10 - Place two fondant feet and one tail atop each cupcake to evoke a bunny diving into its burrow. Optionally, add mini marshmallows for extra tail fluff.
11 - Arrange cupcakes on a tray to form a playful bunny burrow scene suitable for spring or Easter celebrations.
