I also made these cupcakes for some Bunco prizes.  I made regular shaped cupcakes (pictured here) and then I made some in the shape of bunnies (pictured at the end of the post).  This recipe comes from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes”.  I baked these cupcakes in Easter liners and topped them with my favorite buttercream icing and then sprinkles that looked like grass and eggs and then stuck either a lamb or bunny pick in each one (liners, sprinkles and picks all from Hobby Lobby).  The little pink bunny in the middle cupcake is cut out of fondant with tiny Easter shaped cookie cutters that I also found at Hobby Lobby.  For the bunny shaped cupcakes, I just drizzled them with frosting so that you could clearly see that they were bunny shaped.

1 box yellow cake mix

2 tablespoons poppy seeds

1 medium orange, juiced

2 tablespoons orange zest

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

Mix all ingredients in large bowl.  Pour or scoop batter into paper liners, filling 3/4 full.  Bake at 350 for 15 – 18 minutes.  Remove and allow to cool.