Cupcakes

• Heat oven to 325℉.
• Line muffin pan with four paper liners.
• Spray glass bowl with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, add 2 whole eggs, 4 egg whites, ¾ cup cream of coconut, ½ cup crushed pineapple, 2 teaspoons coconut extract and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Whisk until combined.
• In a food processor, add 2¼ cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Pulse until combined. Note: Do not scoop flour from bag this can result in dried baked goods. Spoon flour into dry measuring cup and level off excess.
• Then add 6 tablespoons butter and pulse until combined. Add remaining 6 tablespoons of butter. Pulse until coarse meal forms.
• In a large mixing bowl, add dry ingredients and half of egg mixture. Beat 1 to 2 minutes. Add remaining egg mixture and beat until combined.
• Fill each muffin cup ⅔ full. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until done. Cool completely.
• Pour remaining batter into prepared oven proof bowl. Bake 1 hour and 40 minutes or until done. Cool completely.

Buttercream Frosting

• In a large bowl, add 3 cups powdered sugar and 2 sticks softened butter. Beat until fluffy.
• Then add 3 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and ½ teaspoon coconut extract. Beat until creamy. Note: Add 1 tablespoon additional milk if frosting is too stiff. Keep adding until desired consistency.

Assemble The Cake

• Turn bowl upside-down on cake stand. NOTE: If cake needs to be leveled, turn cake over and trim to flatten. Frost cake.
• Remove wrappers from cupcakes. Insert a pretzel stick half-way into 2 cupcakes and press into base of bowl cake to create bunny feet. Frost feet.
• Take third cupcake and cut muffin top off. Cut muffin top in half. Using one pretzel stick, anchor one muffin top half at bottom of a full cupcake to form toes. Repeat with second muffin top half for other foot. Frost toes.
• Attach final cupcake with remaining pretzel stick to butt area of cake to make tail. Frost tail.
• Apply 1½ cups shredded coconut all over cake.
• Press chocolate candy melts into the bottom of bunny feet to resemble foot pads. Add 3 chocolate chips to each foot to make toes.
• Place remaining coconut in plastic bag and add green food coloring. Toss in bag until coconut is colored. Spread around base of cake for grass.
• Decorate grass with chocolate eggs.

Enjoy!