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Time Required :
Over an hour
Intermediate
Intermediate
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bunny butt cone-cakes

Featuring cute pink and teal bunny tails, these Bunny Butt Cone-cakes are a fun and trendy way to celebrate Easter, a baby shower or any other spring holiday. Use the Baking Cone Rack to bake your cake batter inside the sugar cones, then use various shades of Candy Melts® candy and Color Mist® Food Color Sprays to decorate your treats. A fun project!
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Step 1

Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Using cone rack, bake and cool cupcakes in cake cones according to package instructions. 

Step 2

Place bunny feet pattern under the parchment of a parchment paper-covered board. 

Click here to download the pattern. 

Step 3

Melt Bright White Candy Melts® candy according to package instructions. Prepare decorating bag with melted white candy; cut ¼" tip in bag. Following pattern, pipe feet (2 per treat). Chill until set, about 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve remaining melted white candy. 

Step 4

Using Pink and Yellow Color Mist® food color sprays, spray cones. 

Step 5

Dip cones into melted white, pink or turquoise candy. Dip bottom third on some, dip some on angle or cover completely. Chill until set, about 10 to 15 minutes. 

Step 6

Using Gold metallic cake paint, paint bottom of some cones Gold. 

Step 7

Prepare buttercream icing following recipe instructions. 

Step 8

Using Rose icing color, tint 1/3 cup icing light pink. Using Teal icing color, tint 1/3 cup icing light teal. Using Leaf Green icing color, tint 1/3 cup icing dark green. Reserve remaining icing white. 

Step 9

Prepare decorating bag with tip 1A and reserved white icing. Pipe mound on each cupcake. 

Step 10

Prepare two decorating bags with couplers and tip 4. Fill separately with light teal and light pink icing. Using both bags, pipe pads on bunny feet. 

Step 11

Switch both bags to tip 5. Pipe tails. 

Step 12

Prepare decorating bag with tip 4 and dark green icing. Pipe grass around edge of treat. 

Step 13
Using remaining white buttercream, attach feet to treat.

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Supplies
Materials
Materials
 
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Cone Rack By Celebrate It®

    Item # 10508020 
    $9.99
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Cake Paint™ Edible Color Set Metallic

    Item # 10547576 
    In Store Only 
    $9.99
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Creamy Decorator Icing, White

    Item # 10556068 
    In Store Only 
    $21
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Candy Melts®, Bright White

    Item # 10556611 
    In Store Only 
    $3
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Candy Melts®, Turquoise

    Item # 10556621 
    In Store Only 
    $3
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    809188233
    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Cake Boards

    Item # 10051503 
    $6.79
    • Color: White
    • Size: 10" x 14"
    • Color: White
    • Size: 10" x 14"
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    • Color: White
    • Size: 10" x 14"
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Disposable Decorating Bags

    Item # 10058187 
    Buy One Get One 50% Off - Add 2 items to qualify See Details See Details
    All Cake Decorating & Fondant Tools Buy one item at regular price & get the second of equal or lesser value 50% off. Excludes clearance.
    $7.49
    • Size: 12"
    • Count: 24
    • Size: 12"
    • Count: 24
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    • Size: 12"
    • Count: 24
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Icing Color

    Item # 10051376 
    In Store Only 
    Buy One Get One 50% Off - Add 2 items to qualify See Details See Details
    All Cake Decorating & Fondant Tools Buy one item at regular price & get the second of equal or lesser value 50% off. Excludes clearance.
    $2.39
    • Color: Leaf Green
    • Size: 1 oz
    • Color: Leaf Green
    • Size: 1 oz
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    • Color: Leaf Green
    • Size: 1 oz
    +More Colors
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    953005939
    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Icing Color

    Item # 10123678 
    In Store Only 
    Buy One Get One 50% Off - Add 2 items to qualify See Details See Details
    All Cake Decorating & Fondant Tools Buy one item at regular price & get the second of equal or lesser value 50% off. Excludes clearance.
    $2.39
    • Color: Rose
    • Size: 1 oz
    • Color: Rose
    • Size: 1 oz
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    • Color: Rose
    • Size: 1 oz
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    953005939
    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Icing Color

    Item # 10051452 
    $2.39
    • Color: Teal
    • Size: 1 oz
    • Color: Teal
    • Size: 1 oz
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    • Color: Teal
    • Size: 1 oz
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Tools
Tools
 
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Decorating Tip, #1A Round

    Item # 10478149 
    Buy One Get One 50% Off - Add 2 items to qualify See Details See Details
    All Cake Decorating & Fondant Tools Buy one item at regular price & get the second of equal or lesser value 50% off. Excludes clearance.
    $1.89
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Decorating Brush Set

    Item # 10528545 
    Buy One Get One 50% Off - Add 2 items to qualify See Details See Details
    All Cake Decorating & Fondant Tools Buy one item at regular price & get the second of equal or lesser value 50% off. Excludes clearance.
    $9.49
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    You’ll Need: 2

    Wilton® No. 5 Round & No. 18 Star Tip Set

    Item # 10123657 
    Buy One Get One 50% Off - Add 2 items to qualify See Details See Details
    All Cake Decorating & Fondant Tools Buy one item at regular price & get the second of equal or lesser value 50% off. Excludes clearance.
    $1.79
    ea.
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    You’ll Need: 2

    Wilton® Decorating Coupler

    Item # 10125091 
    Buy One Get One 50% Off - Add 2 items to qualify See Details See Details
    All Cake Decorating & Fondant Tools Buy one item at regular price & get the second of equal or lesser value 50% off. Excludes clearance.
    $1.09
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    809188222
    You’ll Need: 3

    Wilton® Round Decorating Tip

    Item # 10123584 
    Buy One Get One 50% Off - Add 2 items to qualify See Details See Details
    All Cake Decorating & Fondant Tools Buy one item at regular price & get the second of equal or lesser value 50% off. Excludes clearance.
    $1.09
    ea.
    • Size: # 4
    • Size: # 4
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    • Size: # 4
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    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Color Mist® Food Color Spray

    Item # 10335906 
    In Store Only 
    $3.99
    • Color: Pink
    • Size: 1.5 oz
    • Color: Pink
    • Size: 1.5 oz
    +More Colors
    • Color: Pink
    • Size: 1.5 oz
    +More Colors
    +More Options
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    883386426
    You’ll Need: 1

    Wilton® Color Mist® Food Color Spray

    Item # 10335905 
    In Store Only 
    $3.99
    • Color: Yellow
    • Size: 1.5 oz
    • Color: Yellow
    • Size: 1.5 oz
    +More Colors
    • Color: Yellow
    • Size: 1.5 oz
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You’ll Also Need
  • Computer
  • Printer
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Favorite Cake Mix (or Recipe)
  • Electric Mixer
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Knife
  • Food-Safe Scissors
  • 1 - Wilton® Parchment Paper, Mega Roll (sku 10404931)
Instructions
Step 1

Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Using cone rack, bake and cool cupcakes in cake cones according to package instructions. 

Step 2

Place bunny feet pattern under the parchment of a parchment paper-covered board. 

Click here to download the pattern. 

Step 3

Melt Bright White Candy Melts® candy according to package instructions. Prepare decorating bag with melted white candy; cut ¼" tip in bag. Following pattern, pipe feet (2 per treat). Chill until set, about 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve remaining melted white candy. 

Step 4

Using Pink and Yellow Color Mist® food color sprays, spray cones. 

Step 5

Dip cones into melted white, pink or turquoise candy. Dip bottom third on some, dip some on angle or cover completely. Chill until set, about 10 to 15 minutes. 

Step 6

Using Gold metallic cake paint, paint bottom of some cones Gold. 

Step 7

Prepare buttercream icing following recipe instructions. 

Step 8

Using Rose icing color, tint 1/3 cup icing light pink. Using Teal icing color, tint 1/3 cup icing light teal. Using Leaf Green icing color, tint 1/3 cup icing dark green. Reserve remaining icing white. 

Step 9

Prepare decorating bag with tip 1A and reserved white icing. Pipe mound on each cupcake. 

Step 10

Prepare two decorating bags with couplers and tip 4. Fill separately with light teal and light pink icing. Using both bags, pipe pads on bunny feet. 

Step 11

Switch both bags to tip 5. Pipe tails. 

Step 12

Prepare decorating bag with tip 4 and dark green icing. Pipe grass around edge of treat. 

Step 13
Using remaining white buttercream, attach feet to treat.

Share your project photos with #MakeItWithMichaels 

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