# 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
# Preparation Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
02 - Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract until blended.
04 - Add wet ingredients to dry and mix gently until just combined; do not overmix.
05 - Divide batter evenly among liners. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
06 - Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually sift in powdered sugar and cocoa powder, beating until smooth. Stir in milk, vanilla extract, and salt until fluffy.
07 - Pipe or spread chocolate buttercream atop cooled cupcakes in mounded shapes to mimic earth.
08 - Sprinkle crushed chocolate sandwich cookies over the buttercream to resemble soil.
09 - Shape white fondant into small ovals for bunny feet and one ball for the tail. Use pink gel or fondant to add paw pads.
10 - Place two fondant feet and one tail on each cupcake to simulate a bunny diving into its burrow. Optionally, add mini marshmallows for extra tail fluff.
11 - Place decorated cupcakes on a tray forming a cohesive bunny burrow scene.
