Bunny Carrot Cakes & Cookies Recipe

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Bunny Carrot Cakes & Cookies
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
451
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut out bunny ears with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Reroll remaining dough; cut out 1-1/2-in. carrots. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  2. Bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes or until firm. Let stand for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.
  3. In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and warm water. Beat on high speed with a portable mixer for 10-12 minutes or on low speed with a stand mixer for 7-10 minutes until peaks form. Tint 1 cup icing pink, 1/4 cup orange and 1/4 cup green. Cover frosting with damp paper towels or plastic wrap between uses.
  4. Pipe white outlines on bunny ears; thin remaining white icing slightly with water. Fill ears with thinned icing; let stand 30 minutes. Pipe orange outlines on carrots; fill in centers. Let stand 30 minutes.
  5. Pipe greens carrot tops, sprinkle with colored sugar. Pipe 3 orange lines on each carrot. Using pink icing, pipe inside of bunny ears. Let dry at room temperature for several hours or until firm.
  6. Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Fold in carrots and cinnamon.
  7. Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 350° for 18-23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  8. In a microwave, melt baking chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
  9. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in cooled baking chocolate and lemon juice until smooth.
  10. Generously frost each cupcake with about 1/4 cup cream cheese icing. Just before serving, add bunny ears, candy-coated sunflower kernels for eyes and nose. Pipe a smile with chocolate frosting. Yield: 2 dozen cupcakes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 451.13 Kcal (1889 kJ)
Calories from fat 175.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.51g 30%
Cholesterol 30.69mg 10%
Sodium 139.29mg 6%
Potassium 253.6mg 5%
Total Carbs 69.99g 23%
Sugars 46.92g 188%
Dietary Fiber 3.06g 12%
Protein 4.86g 10%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%
Calcium 35.2mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 343.91 Kcal (1440 kJ)
Calories from fat 133.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.87g 30%
Cholesterol 23.39mg 10%
Sodium 106.19mg 6%
Potassium 193.33mg 5%
Total Carbs 53.35g 23%
Sugars 35.77g 188%
Dietary Fiber 2.33g 12%
Protein 3.7g 10%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 6%
Calcium 26.9mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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