# What 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
→ 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
# Directions:
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, whole milk, and vanilla extract until blended.
04 - Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
05 - Divide batter evenly among liners and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack.
06 - Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually sift in powdered sugar and cocoa powder and beat until smooth. Add milk, vanilla, and salt; beat until fluffy.
07 - Spread and mound chocolate buttercream atop each cooled cupcake to resemble earth mounds.
08 - Sprinkle crushed chocolate sandwich cookies over the buttercream to simulate soil.
09 - Form white fondant into small ovals for bunny feet and a round ball for the tail. Use pink gel or fondant to add paw pads on feet.
10 - Place two fondant feet and one tail on each cupcake. Optionally attach mini marshmallows for additional tail fluff.
11 - Arrange cupcakes on a tray to create a playful bunny burrow scene.
