# The Ingredients You'll Need:
→ 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
# Step-by-Step Instructions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
02 - In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, vegetable oil, whole milk, and vanilla extract until combined.
04 - Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently mix until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
05 - Divide batter evenly among liners and bake for 18–20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
06 - Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and cocoa powder, mixing until smooth. Blend in milk, vanilla extract, and salt until fluffy.
07 - Once cooled, frost the cupcakes with chocolate buttercream, creating mounds resembling soil.
08 - Sprinkle crushed chocolate sandwich cookies over the buttercream to simulate soil texture.
09 - Form white fondant into small oval shapes for bunny feet and one round ball for the tail. Use pink decorating gel or fondant to add paw pads to the feet. Place two feet and one tail on each cupcake.
10 - Optionally, add mini marshmallows behind the fondant tail for extra fluffiness.
11 - Arrange the cupcakes on a tray to create a playful bunny burrow display.
