Satisfy your inner chocoholic with one of these too-cute Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes. Quick, easy and absolutely delicious!
Oh my gosh! If you love Malteser bunnies, I promise you that these these chocolate cupcakes are going to blow your sugar-filled mind (they certainly blow mine!).
The perfect chocolate cupcake recipe
To make these Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes, I used my favourite chocolate cupcake recipe. It’s the easiest thing ever and is totally fool-proof. It’s my go-to chocolate cupcake recipe. If you like moist, dense, delicious chocolate cupcakes, this is the recipe for you! They also take no time at all to whip up, which is perfect (especially if you’d rather be binging on Netlfix or reading a trashy magazine… umm yes!!).
Decorating Easter cupcakes
I decorated these cupcakes with a delicious milk chocolate frosting that was piped on with a Wilton 1M tip (you can use any piping tip you like… or you can just slather it on with a knife!).
I then crushed up Malteser bunnies to sprinkle over the cupcakes and used whole Mateser bunnies to decorate.
Super cute but really, really easy!
Tips for making Malteser Bunny Cupcakes
- To make your Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes look super cute, slice the top off each cupcake so you have a nice flat base to work from (you can totally eat those delicious little tops as you decorate by the way).
- Use a knife to spread a little chocolate frosting over the top of each cupcake. Then using a piping bag (I used a 1M Wilton tip – but any is fine), pipe more chocolate frosting onto the top. If you’re not that great at piping (don’t worry, neither am I!), here’s a great little tutorial.
- Sprinkle a teensy bit of crushed up Malteser bunny on top of the frosting and then add a mini Malteser bunny to the centre. Easy!
- This is such a great way to make Easter cupcakes, especially if you’re not 100% confident with piping, as the crushed Malteser bunnies hide any little mistakes.
Where can you buy Malteser bunnies?
Mars is the manufacturer of Malteser bunnies (which are actually called Malteaster Bunnies). They have a crunchy malt filling covered in smooth milk chocolate.
You can buy them in any major supermarket or convenience store in the lead up to Easter.
These Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes really are a chocoholics dream. Not only do you have a rich chocolate cupcake as the base, but there’s also the yummiest, creamiest chocolate frosting on top. AND a mini Malteser bunny. AND crushed up Malteser bunnies. Ahhhh… does life get any better than that?
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Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes - Conventional Method
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 125 g butter softened
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 11/4 cups self raising flour
- â…“ cup cocoa
- â…” cup milk
For the frosting
- 220 g dark chocolate
- 230 g butter solftened
- 1 1/2 tbs milk
- 170 g icing sugar
- 12 mini Malteser bunnies
- 4 large Malteser bunnies crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170°C.
- Line 12 muffin holes with patty paper or cupcake holders.
- Using hand-held beaters or a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined.
- Alternate folding through the sifted flour and cocoa with the milk until combined.
- Spoon the mixture into the patty paper lined muffin pans.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until cooked when tested.
- Leave in the pan to cool for 10 minutes before placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Carefully slice the tops of the cupcakes off so that you have a nice flat surface.
- To make the frosting, beat the butter using electric beaters or a stand mixer until creamy and pale in colour.
- Slowly pour in the milk and beat well.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler on the stovetop (or in the microwave for 3 minutes on 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds with a metal spoon).
- Add the chocolate to the butter mixture and beat well.
- Slowly add the icing sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Spread a small amount of chocolate frosting over the entire top of the cupcake.
- Using a piping bag, pipe extra chocolate frosting onto the cupcake (I used the Wilton 1M tip but any is fine).
- Sprinkle crushed up Malteser bunny over the top of the frosting.
- Stand a mini Malteser bunny in the centre of each cupcake.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Malteser Bunny Chocolate Cupcakes - Thermomix Method
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 125 g butter softened
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 11/4 cups self raising flour
- â…“ cup cocoa
- â…” cup milk
For the frosting
- 220 g dark chocolate
- 230 g butter solftened
- 1 1/2 tbs milk
- 170 g icing sugar
- 12 mini Malteser bunnies
- 4 large Malteser bunnies crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170°C.
- Line 12 muffin holes with patty paper or cupcake holders.
- Insert the butterfly into the Thermomix bowl and mix the butter and sugar on Speed 5, 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and repeat for a further 20 seconds or until pale and creamy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix on Speed 4, 10 seconds or until combined. Remove the butterfly.
- With the blades turning on Speed 2, slowly alternate adding the sifted flour, cocoa and the milk. Increase to Speed 4, 5 seconds.
- Spoon the mixture into the patty paper lined muffin pans.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until cooked when tested.
- Leave in the pan to cool for 10 minutes before placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Carefully slice the tops of the cupcakes off so that you have a nice flat surface.
- To make the frosting, melt the chocolate in a clean and dry Thermomix bowl for 3 minutes, Speed 2, 50 degrees. Set aside to cool and clean the bowl.
- Insert the butterfly. Cream the butter, sugar and mix for 20 seconds, Speed 4. Add the melted chocolate and mix for 10-20 seconds, Speed 3-4.
- Spread a small amount of chocolate frosting over the entire top of the cupcake.
- Using a piping bag, pipe extra chocolate frosting onto the cupcake (I used the Wilton 1M tip but any is fine).
- Sprinkle crushed up Malteser bunny over the top of the frosting.
- Stand a mini Malteser bunny in the centre of each cupcake.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Super cute!! So perfect for Easter- I haven’t started thinking about Easter posts at all, you are way ahead of the game!
Oh Nagi, I think about chocolate all year round… this is just a good excuse!!
Ooh these are so cute, Lucy!.:) Yes i have to agree with you Malteser Bunny’s are my favourite too x
Thank you Kat – yes they really are the best little things ever!
Love love love these! And your photos are gorgeous!
Thanks so much Jess 🙂
I’m feeling slightly stupid now given my comment on your last post about Malteser bunnies. Now I get it:) Can you ship a crate of them over to me please?! And throw in a few of these cupcakes too 🙂
Of course!!! I can do that!