easter cupcakes

not that i really need a reason to make cupcakes, but it always helps with ideas when decorating them. and since i'm still on my chocolate sabbatical (just a few more days!!!), i like to have them around the house for something sweet to eat. we were also doing an easter party at playgroup this morning so it just gave me that much more of a reason to have cupcakes in the house.






i still had left over coconut from when i make a cake a few weeks ago, so i decided i would dye some green and use it, which i had to make a cream cheese frosting for so the coconut would stick better. but i also wanted some butter creme frosting ones to eat too :)

so i started with making the coconut green and making green cream cheese frosting. and even though i cant eat jelly beans (only a few more days!!!) i thought they would look really cute in the "grass" on the cupcakes.







the butter creme frosting ones i was able to play around with more. i was able to make some different colored easter eggs, a few easter bunnies, and a few more with jelly beans without the coconut. i think they all turned out pretty good and they tasted just as great.