Little Lamb Cupcakes

Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 24

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This time last year, I had just launched the blog and was still figuring things out. My mind was on trying to figure out WordPress and draft a few posts, and it wasnโ€™t on green things or rainbows or Peeps.

So I wanted to make you at least a couple cute springy thing, and I saw these cupcakes in The Cupcake Bible that my brother-in-law gave me for Christmas. They looked super easy and I am all about easy.

And my daughter is all about animals of all kinds.

cupcakes decorated with white frosting mini marshmallows and jelly beans to look like a lamb

Except ladybugs. For some reason she is terribly afraid of ladybugs. Go figure.

So today Iโ€™m bringing you these adorable little lamb cupcakes! They are so easy and you donโ€™t even have to be good at piping. Just a schmear (yes, schmear) of frosting over the cupcake, plunk on some mini marshmallows, and make the face.

Honestly, the hardest part is cutting the jellybeans.

My husband has been doing the grocery shopping quite a bit since the baby was born, and he often gets some strange things on his list. This time, pink jellybeans.

cupcake decorated to look like a lamb on colorful napkins

When he got back he told me he looked all over for a bag of pink jellybeans but could only find the little multicolored gourmet ones.

Which is totally fine, and what I expected heโ€™d come home with. The only problem is if you open the bag and start munching away on them, thinking thereโ€™s got to be a good amount of pink ones in there. Then you dig them out and count and youโ€™ve got about 5.

So if youโ€™re making these, I recommend counting out your pink jellybeans before you dig into the rest of the bag!

Iโ€™m actually not even a fan of jellybeans. But sometimes I just need a little something sweetโ€ฆ and a few jellybeans are much friendlier to my post-baby-booty than a piece of cheesecake cake.

close up of cupcake with vanilla frosting and mini marshmallows to look like a lamb

ANYWAY.

Be careful when youโ€™re cutting the jellybeans because you donโ€™t want them to shmoosh too much. I thought that Iโ€™d have to use frosting to stick the jellybean to the large marshmallow for the ears, but the cut marshmallows and cut jellybeans are both super sticky, and it worked perfectly!

In the book they use skinny black licorice to make the mouth, but I couldnโ€™t find any so I just colored a wee bit of frosting brown, put it in a Ziploc bag and cut a small hole. Worked just as well!

So if youโ€™re looking for an easy, cute, Easter treat, these would be perfect!

Use your favorite vanilla cupcake recipe, or a cake mix if youโ€™re in a rush, or here is one of my favorites!

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Little Lamb Cupcakes

5 from 1 vote
Little Lamb Cupcakes: a super easy cupcake or cookie decorating technique that even the kids can help with! Perfect for Easter or spring birthdays. www.thereciperebel.com
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine American
Course Dessert
Servings 24
Calories 272cal

Ingredients

Frosting:

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups powdered icing sugar
  • 4 tbsp milk

Assembly:

  • 24 vanilla cupcakes
  • Brown food coloring
  • Pink jellybeans about 3 dozen
  • 16 large marshmallows
  • 10.5 oz package mini marshmallows
  • 48 mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  • For the frosting, add butter to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth. Add the vanilla and 1 cup of the sugar and beat until smooth. Continue adding sugar, one cup at a time, beating after each addition.
  • Gradually add 3-4 tbsp milk, until you reach desired consistency. Beat on high for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Set aside about ยผ cup frosting for the mouths and color it brown. Spoon into a small Ziploc bag and cut a small piece off of the corner. Set aside.
  • Spread frosting over the tops of the cupcakes โ€“ you want the frosting right to the edge so the marshmallows will stick.
  • Cut each large marshmallow in 3 pieces crosswise and stretch into oval shapes (they kind of do this naturally as youโ€™re cutting them).
  • Cut 24 jellybeans lengthwise and attach to the large marshmallows to make the ear. Stick into the frosting on the edge of the cupcake, 2 per cupcake.
  • Place mini marshmallows around the outside of the face, as they appear in the photos, leaving a space open in the middle for the face.
  • Place 2 mini chocolate chips in each cupcake as the eyes.
  • Pipe a small smile on each cupcake using the brown frosting.
  • Cut 12 jellybeans in half crosswise, and place in the middle of the cupcake to form the nose.
  • And youโ€™re done! Show them off ?

Nutrition Information

Calories: 272cal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 233mg | Potassium: 18mg | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 245IU | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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Cupcake decorating idea from The Cupcake Bible.

Meet Ashley

My name is Ashley Fehr and I love creating easy meals my family loves. I also like to do things my way, which means improvising and breaking the rules when necessary. Here you will find creative twists on old favorites and some of my favorite family recipes, passed down from generations!

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  1. Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says

    Oh my gosh, these are SO totally adorable! I couldn’t even eat them, they’re just too cute! ๐Ÿ˜‰ I understand about the ladybugs, by the way. Though I don’t personally hate ladybugs, they ARE bugs, not animals… and bugs are generally NOT cool. LOL!

  2. Cyndi - My Kitchen Craze says

    These are the cutest cupcakes ever! Love them!! They turned out great and I like the mouth with the frosting. I detest black licorice soo. ๐Ÿ˜‰ How sweet is your hubby doing the grocery shopping. I couldn’t send mine. He would come home with cookies, cereal and chips. Nothing that I could cook with. Love your blog Ashley!! So happy we met! ๐Ÿ˜‰

  3. Christina @ Bake with Christina says

    Omg these cupcakes are seriously TOO adorable! And such a cute treat to make for Easter! ๐Ÿ™‚

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