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Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes

Published: Mar 20, 2013 · Recipe by: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

The Easter Bunny will be excited to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! Each chocolate cupcake looks just like a real carrot popping out of the dirt. The cupcakes are wrapped in orange chocolate clay, are topped with orange frosting and sprigs of edible grass, and are served in chocolate cookie crumb dirt.

Easter cupcakes - carrot top cupcakes decorated with modeling chocolate and edible green Easter grass

Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes

Cakes are often completely covered in fondant but you don’t see too many cupcakes decorated that way. Why not? Probably because fondant is way too sweet or just plain awful tasting, but an alternative, modeling chocolate, tastes, well, like chocolate, and works almost exactly like fondant. What’s not to like about that?

These burning questions got me thinking about clever ways to make and use modeling chocolate cupcake wrappers for Easter and these Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes were my first experiment. It’s always so wonderful when my first try at something works. I had three recipe flubs earlier this week, so these made me so happy.

VIDEO

Watch the video to see how these Carrot Top Cupcakes are made.

Edible cupcake wrappers offer so many fun possibilities and I am sure you will be seeing more of them here at Hungry Happenings.

Their only downside is that they do take away some of the reason for making cupcakes, and that is eating the tiny cakes with your hands. The wrappers will melt, so you’ll need to serve your cupcakes on a plate. This problem actually worked in my favor with this project.

My Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes needed to be in dirt anyway, so I poured some chocolate sauce on a plate, added a sprinkling of crushed Oreo Cookies, and set a cupcake on top. Not only does the edible chocolate dirt complement the look of the cupcake, but it also adds layers of flavor that turn an ordinary cupcake into a special dessert for Easter.

The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

Each cupcake is wrapped in a strip of orange modeling chocolate, topped with orange frosting, and has a wisp of edible candy grass sticking up out of the top.

In person the edible grass has more green color, but each strand is so thin it shows almost transparent in pictures. If you’ve never made modeling chocolate, it only requires two ingredients and comes together pretty quickly. Read my modeling chocolate recipe and all my tips on my Chocolate Making Tips page before you begin.

The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes

You’ll Need:

Items used to make this project that are available on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)


white modeling chocolate colored orange
(either use orange candy melts to make your modeling chocolate or color the white chocolate using orange food coloring – see instructions and recipe, here.)

The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

corn syrup
carrot greens – edible candy grass (make them out of green modeling chocolate, if you prefer)
The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

baked cupcakes
frosting tinted orange
chocolate sauce or chocolate ganache *
crushed chocolate cookies (I used Oreo Cookies)
rolling pin
non-stick mat, optional (or dust work surface with powdered sugar)
cupcake wrapper template (print and cut out around template)
pizza cutter or knife
muffin tin
*Chocolate Ganache Recipe – Scald 1 cup heavy whipping cream stir in 8 ounces chopped chocolate until melted. Allow to cool until slightly thickened.

  • Instructions:
    Go here to get a copy of a cupcake wrapper template.
  • Cut out around the template.
  • Set it in your muffin tin to see if it is the right size. Adjust the template as needed. I found that my muffin tins aren’t all the exact same size. I had to add length to my template and cut 1/4 inch off the width. Be sure to use the same muffin tin to make your cupcakes as you do to make your edible cupcake wrappers.

The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

TIP: I have finally found the perfect way to roll out modeling chocolate without having to dust your work surface with powdered sugar, which can be messy and make your modeling chocolate dry. Roll it out on a non-stick mat. It works great!

  • Roll out the orange modeling chocolate.
  • Set a cupcake wrapper template on the modeling chocolate and use a pizza cutter or knife to cut out around the template. Be careful not to cut your non-stick mat.

The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

  • Set each modeling chocolate cupcake wrapper in your muffin tin.
  • Use corn syrup to glue the two ends together.
  • Allow your edible cupcake cups to dry for at least an hour in the pan.

The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

  • Set a cupcake in an edible modeling chocolate cupcake wrapper. If you want, you can spread a bit of frosting on the outside of the cupcake before placing it in the wrapper, but it’s not necessary.Use a knife or metal spatula to create indentations across the cups to give the carrots a more realistic look.
  • Frost the tops of your cupcakes with orange frosting making sure it goes all the way to the edge.
  • Cut edible candy grass at varying lengths and stick them in the center of each cupcake top.

The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

  • Spread some chocolate sauce or chocolate ganache on a dessert plate.
  • Sprinkle on some crushed chocolate cookies.
  • Set an Easter Carrot Top Cupcake in the center of each plate.

The Easter Bunny will be dying to get his paws on these delicious Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes! This delicious treat is the perfect project to have fun in the kitchen with your kids! Make these for Easter basket gifts or treats to simply share with friends and family.

Serve.

I do recommend making these the day you serve them for the best results, but you can make these ahead and store them in an airtight container for a few days. The modeling chocolate will soften in the container, so be careful lifting them out to plate them.

If this Chocolate Ganache interests you, then you should go and check out all these other delicious ideas.

Celebrate the holiday with over 75 of the best Easter Recipes. See tutorials for making adorably cute Easter food including Bunny Butt Pretzels, Cheese Ball Chicks, Oreo Lambs, and more.

About the Author, Beth Jackson Klosterboer

Beth is a professional chocolatier, recipe developer, event planner, and cookbook author who loves to make fun food.

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Comments

  1. Nicole Roberts

    March 22, 2018 at 4:32 pm

    I also wanted to let you know this post is also being featured in this weeks Happiness is Homemade Linky Party. Have an awesome week ahead!

    Reply
    • Beth

      March 23, 2018 at 7:21 am

      Thanks for the feature. 🙂

      Reply
  2. simonacallas

    May 28, 2014 at 4:01 am

    Wonderful idea, thank you for sharing it!

    Reply
  3. Sarah Vanderkooy

    April 8, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    These are so cute, what a great idea to use the chocolate. I would love to try something like this for EAster. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Kathi Riemer

    April 7, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    These are adorable and look like fun to make (and eat). Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Diana Petrillo

    March 22, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    I'm pretty sure these are the cutest cupcakes I've ever seen! Stopping by via The SITS Girls party, Diana
    Adirondack Girl @ Heart

    Reply
    • beth

      March 22, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      Thanks, Diana. I appreciate you stopping by!

      Reply
  6. Heather

    March 22, 2014 at 6:23 pm

    This were so cute I had to pin them for later! Visiting from SITS!

    Reply
    • beth

      March 22, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      Thanks for stopping by and for pinning!

      Reply
  7. Tasha A.

    March 20, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Love! I had no idea you could use modeling chocolate to make edible cupcake wrappers. Genius!

    – Tasha @ Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body {www.designertrapped.com}

    Reply
    • beth

      March 22, 2014 at 10:23 pm

      I love making cupcake wrappers using modeling chocolate and have made quite a few different designs.

      Reply
  8. Anonymous

    February 25, 2014 at 4:48 pm

    I tried to pin these adorable cupcakes and they wont pin. Help. Their so cute.
    Trish Butler bntnrsm@yahoo.com

    Reply
  9. Silly Little Sheep

    September 1, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    They look wonderful and the idea of "soil" on plate is priceless! 🙂

    Reply
    • beth

      September 1, 2013 at 12:59 pm

      Thanks! The "soil" is quite tasty:)

      Reply
  10. Tara from The Magnolia Barn

    March 27, 2013 at 5:22 am

    These are adorable! What a great idea, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  11. Susan Liberatore

    March 27, 2013 at 1:29 am

    ok. These? ADORABLE!

    Reply
  12. Kristen @ Ladybug Blessings

    March 26, 2013 at 10:26 pm

    These are absolutely adorable! Love them!

    -Kristen

    Don't forget to link up to Handmade Tuesdays @ www.ladybug-blessings.com

    Reply
  13. Blayne Burke

    March 26, 2013 at 10:17 pm

    I love these!! Thanks for the awesome instructions! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Cathy Trochelman

    March 25, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    These are so stinkin' cute!! I keep seeing them around….thought I'd come check them out! Thanks for sharing such a great idea!!
    Cathy @ Lemon Tree Dwelling

    Reply
  15. dianehaller

    March 25, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Ok, these are adorable! What a creative idea! Blessings to you!

    Reply
  16. Rita

    March 25, 2013 at 1:37 am

    These are adorable. I might have to give this a try!

    Reply
  17. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    March 24, 2013 at 11:15 pm

    Thanks for the feature:)

    Reply
  18. TidyMom

    March 24, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    what a totally clever idea! I LOVE it!!
    Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up! http://tidymom.net/2013/easter-ideas/

    Have a great rest of the weekend!

    Reply
  19. Jessica @ Play Trains!

    March 24, 2013 at 7:22 am

    These are so cute!

    Reply
  20. Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff

    March 22, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    The texture on the wrapper tips the cuteness over the top!

    Reply
  21. Cindy deRosier

    March 22, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    These are ADORABLE!

    Reply
  22. KC Coake

    March 22, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    These cupcakes are fantastic! They would look so cute on the Easter table.
    I've never worked with modeling chocolate before, but it looks so cute, I might have to give it a try.
    I would love if you would share this at my link party. http://www.realcoake.com/2013/03/real-family-fun-6.html
    Take care,
    KC

    Reply
  23. Heidi

    March 22, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    These are awesome!!!

    Reply
  24. The Partiologist

    March 22, 2013 at 3:15 am

    Beth – these are just fantastic – love how you wrapped the carrot cupcake! Looks just perfect!

    Reply
  25. Lisa@hooplapalooza

    March 21, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    awesome as usual! 🙂

    Reply
  26. Melissa in NJ

    March 21, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    beth that is so cool! what a great idea! i love the idea of carrot cupcakes (that are *chocolate* 🙂 ) for Easter!!

    Reply
  27. Marilyn *Pink Martinis and Pearls*

    March 21, 2013 at 6:13 am

    So clever! Thank you for visiting me and pinning the bunny pops. Because you left me comment, I found your blog for the first time. So nice to meet a fellow crafty baker. 🙂

    Reply
  28. sharon zambito

    March 21, 2013 at 2:45 am

    Beth I love this and all your cute stuff! I put a link to your blog in my newsletter going out tomorrow. Hope that is ok! Sharon

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      March 21, 2013 at 2:53 am

      Thanks, Sharon. I appreciate you sharing a link in your newsletter:)

      Reply
    • sharon zambito

      March 21, 2013 at 3:57 am

      my pleasure, i love your ideas!!

      Reply
  29. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com

    March 21, 2013 at 12:54 am

    Love these Beth! So clever!

    Reply
  30. Katrina Bahl

    March 20, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Oh My word! I heart you!

    Reply

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