These Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes are a perfect treat for Easter, springtime, or to make for the bunny lovers in your life. 

I’m not sure if I ever shared this before but my husband, Matt, calls me “Bunny”.  I don’t remember exactly where it came from but I think had something to do with me jumping around in snow piles and he said I looked like a snow bunny.

I won’t lie, I encouraged the nickname because I’ve always loved bunnies – and who doesn’t want to be thought of as a cute little bunny? You know I do! I also had a sweet little bunny growing up called Gingerbread (who I named my Gingerbread Hot Chocolate after) and since then I’ve loved anything bunny-ish.

Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes

So when thinking of what to make for an Easter dessert, I wanted to do something with a bunny. Bunnies eat carrots so I thought why not do a carrot cake? I figured I could top it with a bunny and I’d be all set.

I liked the idea of having more color on the cake so I did a bit of green grass on them too like the bunny was hopping around in some grass having a fun old time.

My Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes are not exactly like a traditional carrot cake. I use grated carrot but I left out the raisins and walnut. It’s my personal choice as I don’t really eat raisins and I’m not a fan of nuts in my cake – I’m more of a smooth cake kind of gal. If you like walnuts and/or raisins, feel free to throw some in.

Nutrition-wise, these are still desserts with sugar in them so I’m not saying you can eat 5 at a sitting but we all need some treats now and then. To make them a bit healthier I used less regular vegetable oil (which can be higher in Omega 6 fatty acids – the pro-inflammatory kind) and subbed in some healthier fats like coconut oil and nut butter.

Cupcake Decorating Ideas

I made the bunnies on top of the cupcake by melting vegan chocolate and adding them into bunny molds but there are a number of other ways to decorate them such as:

• crushing some walnuts adding them to the rim of  the frosted cupcakes
• piping carrots made of frosting on the top
• making little chocolate bunny feet sticking out of the grass (like the bunny jumped in the grass)
• adding vegan fruit bunnies or vegan jelly beans on top

I think this would be a fun little project to get the kids involved in. I’m sure they’d love adding decorations and the grass to the cupcakes.

They don’t have to be only for Easter – bunnies are in style throughout spring and all year round (or is that just me?)!

And if you’re looking for some other fun cupcakes, check out my Vampire Bite Cupcakes.

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