# 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
→ Decorations
18 - 6 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
19 - 24 mini white marshmallows
20 - Pink decorating gel or pink fondant
21 - 1/2 cup white fondant
# Method:
01 - Set oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with 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, beat eggs, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract until well blended.
04 - Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix gently until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
05 - Distribute batter evenly among liners and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
06 - Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually sift in powdered sugar and cocoa powder, then add milk, vanilla extract, and salt; beat until fluffy.
07 - Frost each cooled cupcake with buttercream in mounds resembling earth. Sprinkle crushed cookies over frosting to simulate soil.
08 - Shape white fondant into two small ovals per cupcake for bunny feet and one small ball for the tail. Use pink gel or fondant to add paw pads.
09 - Place two feet and one tail on each cupcake to create the appearance of a bunny diving into the burrow; add mini marshmallows for extra tail fluff if desired.
10 - Display the cupcakes on a tray forming a playful bunny burrow scene.
