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Here comes Peter Rabbit pushing a wheelbarrow full of carrots from Mr. McGregor’s garden. These Peter Rabbit Cupcake Kits and Cupcake Holders by Meri Meri will brighten your Easter and bring you back to your childhood and the wonderful world of Beatrix Potter.

Do you remember Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Tom Kitten?  These adorable cupcakes will remind you of all your favorite Beatrix Potter tales, and if you’re not yet a fan maybe you will bake up a batch of these delightful cupcakes and become inspired to begin reading Beatrix Potter’s beautifully illustrated classics.

These Peter Rabbit cupcake holders are designed as little wheelbarrows. They are very simple to put together and each wheelbarrow holds one cupcake.

Each cupcake pick features a different Peter Rabbit character.

Use tip 4B to pipe the decorations on each cupcake. My friend Grace had the brilliant idea to use orange sugar pearls at the center of each flower.

Egg yellow gel paste is used to color the frosting on these cupcakes. Use about one-quarter teaspoon per 4 cups of frosting to get this shade.

You will need about four cups of frosting to decorate 12 cupcakes using tip 4B.

Jelly beans, sugar pearls, and orange carrots can be used for added color!

For perfectly sized cupcakes, use a batter scoop to fill your baking cups. I use one level scoop per cupcake.

Even the cupcake cases have Beatrix Potter Characters decorating them.

Begin by piping from the center outward using tip 4B.

Continue all the way around until the cupcake is completely covered.

Use tweezers to place each sugar pearl. Then carefully push down using your finger.

Use grass tip 233 to pipe the blades of grass. Layer the tufts of grass for a full look. Sprinkle with carrots.

To get this shade of green frosting, add one quarter teaspoon avocado gel paste, 3 drops leaf green gel paste, and one drop mint green gel paste per 2 cups of frosting.

Print up name tags and stick them to toothpicks to personalize your Peter Rabbit cupcakes.

If you are having an Easter party or family get together, these Peter Rabbit cupcake holders will make your table extra special.  Use your Peter Rabbit cupcake holders as place cards, and each guest will get their own special treat!

Put your Peter Rabbit cupcakes on parade or display them on cake stands for a dazzling centerpiece.

Tags: Beatrix Potter, Buttercream, Cupcake Decorating, cupcakes, Grass Tip, Meri Meri Cupcake Kit, Peter Rabbit, Peter Rabbit Cupcakes, Piping, Piping techniques, Star Tip, Sugar Pearls, Tip 233, Tip 4B

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