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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Cupcakes

    Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes

    Modified: Oct 24, '23 · Published: Mar 20, '13 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored 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

    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.

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    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 reasons 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 the 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.

     Easter Carrot Top Cupcakes served on a plate topped with cake crumb dirt.

    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.

    carrot cupcakes serve in chocolate dirt.

    Ingredients

    • 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.)

    coloring white modeling chocolate using orange food coloring.

    • corn syrup
    • carrot greens - edible candy grass (make them out of green modeling chocolate, if you prefer)
    • baked cupcakes
    • frosting tinted orange
    • chocolate sauce or chocolate ganache  - Scald 1 cup heavy whipping cream and stir in 8 ounces of chopped chocolate until melted. Allow to cool until slightly thickened.
    • crushed chocolate cookies (I used Oreo Cookies)

    Supplies

    • 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

    Instructions

    Print the 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 ¼ 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.

    orange modeling chocolate cut into cupcake wrappers using a template and a pizza wheel.

    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.

    lining cupcake cavities in a non-stick pan with orange modeling chocolate cupcake wrappers.

    • 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.

    making carrot cupcakes wrapped in orange modeling chocolate, frosted with orange icing, and decorated with edible grass greens.

    • 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 it in the center of each cupcake top.

    top a small round plate with chocolate sauce, cookie crumbs, and a carrot cupcake.

    • 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.

    one carrot top cupcake served on a plate with chocolate ganache and OREO Cookie crumbs.

    Serve.

    Storage

    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.

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Nicole Roberts says

      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 says

        March 23, 2018 at 7:21 am

        Thanks for the feature. 🙂

        Reply
    2. simonacallas says

      May 28, 2014 at 4:01 am

      Wonderful idea, thank you for sharing it!

      Reply
    3. Sarah Vanderkooy says

      April 08, 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 says

      April 07, 2014 at 3:31 pm

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

      Reply
    5. Diana Petrillo says

      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 says

        March 22, 2014 at 10:22 pm

        Thanks, Diana. I appreciate you stopping by!

        Reply
    6. Heather says

      March 22, 2014 at 6:23 pm

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

      Reply
      • beth says

        March 22, 2014 at 10:22 pm

        Thanks for stopping by and for pinning!

        Reply
    7. Tasha A. says

      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 says

        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 says

      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 says

      September 01, 2013 at 12:48 pm

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

      Reply
      • beth says

        September 01, 2013 at 12:59 pm

        Thanks! The "soil" is quite tasty:)

        Reply
    10. Tara from The Magnolia Barn says

      March 27, 2013 at 5:22 am

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

      Reply
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