Looking for cute and easy Easter Carrot Cupcakes? Try these super cute Carrot Cupcakes for Easter. The orange Mike & Ikes with edible Easter grass decorate the cupcake and look like a garden the Easter bunny would love! Kids and adults alike will enjoy eating these cute and tasty Easter cupcake decorations. Plus they are not too hard to make. Cute and easy…the perfect combination. These would be perfect for an Easter party. Be sure to check out all our Easy Party Planning Ideas for Easter.
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Easter Carrot Cupcakes
This fun-filled recipe is sure to be a hit with your family during Easter dinner. Easter carrot cupcakes are a delightful treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
Ready to make some delicious carrot cupcakes?
What are Easter carrot cupcakes?
In this case, they are not made carrot cake. Instead, these are cute candy pudding-filled cupcakes that look like carrots growing in a garden. These make a perfect spring or Easter treat.
What ingredients are needed to make Easter carrot cupcakes?
CAKE:
1 box Chocolate Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
PUDDING:
1 box Instant Chocolate Pudding
2 cups Milk
ICING:
1 cup Butter softened
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
5 cup Powdered Sugar
4 tbsp Milk
DECORATIONS:
24 Oreos (or 1 bag Mini Oreos) crushed
72 Orange Mike & Ikes
1 package Edible Easter Grass (available at Meijer, Target & Amazon
)
How do you make Easter carrot cupcakes?
- Make cupcakes according to box directions.
- Make Pudding according to box directions.
- Cut a small square in the top of each cupcake and remove a chunk from the middle of the cupcake.
- Place pudding in zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
- Pipe pudding into the middle of each cupcake.
- Place the top of the “plug” back on each hole.
- Cream butter and cocoa together until smooth.
- Add in powdered sugar.
- Add milk in slowly until frosting reaches right consistency.
- Frost each cupcake.
How do you decorate your Easter carrot cupcakes?
- Dust frosting with crushed Oreos.
- Cut easter grass into 1″ lengths (these are the greens at the end of the carrots).
- Take a toothpick or skewer and make a hole in the end of each piece of candy and insert some of the greens in each.
- Stick several carrots down into the top of each cupcake.
This recipe makes 24 cupcakes. I hope you enjoy these Easter cupcakes. The printable recipe is below.
More Easter Ideas
- Easter Egg Hot Chocolate Bombs
- Jelly Bean Bark Recipe – Easy Easter Treat
- Peeps Easter Hot Cocoa Bomb Recipe
- Easter Basket Ideas for all Ages
- Glow in The Dark Easter Egg Hunt Tips & Tricks
- Easter Egg Bath Bombs
Pudding Filled Carrot Garden Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box Chocolate Cake Mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
Pudding
- 1 box Instant Chocolate Pudding
- 2 cups milk
Decorations
- 24 Crushed Oreos or 1 bag Mini Oreos
- 72 Orange Mike & Ikes
- 1 package Edible Easter Grass
Instructions
- Make cupcakes according to box directions.
- Make Pudding according to box directions.
- Cut a small square in the top of each cupcake and remove a chunk from the middle of the cupcake
- Place pudding in zippered bag and clip corner to pipe
- Pipe pudding into the middle of each cupcake.
- Place the top of the “plug” back on each hole.
- Cream butter and cocoa together until smooth.
- Add in powdered sugar.
- Add milk in slowly until frosting reaches right consistency.
- Frost each cupcake.
- Dust frosting with crushed Oreos.
- Cut easter grass into 1″ lengths (these are the greens at the end of the carrots)
- Take a toothpick or skewer and make a hole in the end of each piece of candy and insert some of the greens in each.
- Stick several carrots down into the top of each cupcake.
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Theresa (Capri + 3) says
I love how cute these cupcakes are! Our four 3 year-olds would be thrilled to try them. I pinned this. Thank you.
Melissa says
Glad you like them! I am sure your kids will love them.
Ann says
so stinkin’ cute!! Totally making those this year!!
Melissa says
Thanks so much!
Jacqui says
These are so cute!! Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!
Cheryl says
Oh yes, those cupcakes are very cute. And very creative with the carrot on top.
Beth says
Melissa – These are the cutest cupcakes EVER!! We will be featuring them over at this weeks Creative Crafts Linky Party. Thanks for joining in the FUN!
Creatively, Beth