Easter Bunny Race Cars

You don’t have to be a gourmet chef, or cake decorating expert, to have fun with food and get creative around the holidays. You don’t even have to be artistic. All you need is a little imagination and unconventional thinking. Here is an absolutely adorable Easter project that doesn’t even involve baking and it’s 100% edible. Not only will the kids go crazy over the finished result, but they’ll have so much fun working alongside you and adding their own creative touches. I came across these sweet little speedsters on FreeFunEaster.com. Even though I no longer have little ones in the house, I knew all the kiddos in our cul-de-sac would be so thrilled to take a bite out of one of these precious racers. As a matter of fact, one of our neighbors told us that this would be the first time that their son ever experienced a Twinkie®. How exciting is that?! Needless to say, my inner child came out this weekend. I had such a great time adding my own personal touches to these cute little marshmallow Peeps® creations.  So, what are you waiting for…..start your engines!

I changed up the ingredients a little from the original recipe. Rather than use marshmallows for the tires, I opted for Mini Oreos®. Then I added headlights, by cutting mini marshmallows in half and gluing on with a little decorating icing. But, again, this recipe is versatile enough that you can change the ingredients to suit your taste. Try decorating with sprinkles, M & M’s®, Life Savers®, gummy candy….the possibilities are endless.

Cut a small rectangle about a third of the way from Twinkie® end. This will be the “seat” for the Peeps® racer, so you’ll want the cut-out to be large enough to fit the Peeps® into. Adjust cut-out size, as necessary to fit Peeps®.

Put a little decorating icing in the cut-out to secure the Peeps® in place.

About 1/2-inch in front of the seat cut-out, using a sharp knife, cut a little slit for placement of the mini pretzel steering wheel. 

You’ll want to press the pretzel about halfway into the slit, again, securing with a little decorating icing.

Next, you’ll want to determine placement of the tires. 

Secure Mini Oreo® tires by spreading with a little decorating icing “glue.” 

You’re almost done. Cut mini marshmallows in half. Spread a little decorating icing on cut side of marshmallow and secure to front of Twinkie® (for headlights). 

And, there you have it! You can get even more creative by piping some icing numbers on the racecars, or adding pinstripes. This is your creation, so have fun adding your own “personal” touches!

These make great centerpiece decorations. However, I would strongly suggest that you put wax paper under the racers, as the Twinkie® bottoms can get “sticky.” I cut out strips of wax paper the size of the Twinkies® and placed it on the bottom surface of the racecar, until it was time to distribute these little speedsters for consumption.

EASTER BUNNY RACE CARS
Source: FreeFunEaster.com
Posted by: www.meldingmagic.com

INGREDIENTS:

• Bunny Peeps®
• Tiny Twists pretzels
• Twinkies® (or other similar cream-filled cakes)
• Mini Oreos®
• Mini marshmallows (for headlights)
• Decorating Icing (cupcake icing), to use as glue
• Other optional items: large marshmallows (alternate wheels), assorted candies, sprinkles, etc.

DIRECTIONS:
1. Cut a small rectangle about a third of the way from Twinkie end. This will be the “seat” for the Peeps®
    racer, so you’ll want the cut-out to be large enough to fit the Peeps® into. Put a little decorating icing
    in the cut-out to secure the Peeps® in place.
2. About 1/2-inch in front of the seat cut-out, using a sharp knife, cut a little slit for placement of the
    mini pretzel steering wheel. You’ll want to press the pretzel about halfway into the slit, again, securing
    with a little decorating icing.
3. Next, you’ll want to determine placement of the tires. Secure mini Oreo tires by spreading with a little
    decorating icing “glue.”
4. Cut mini marshmallows in half. Spread a little decorating icing on cut side of marshmallow and secure
    to front of Twinkie (for headlights).
5. Add whatever other “personal” touches you would like to make these your “own” creations!


TIP: These make great centerpiece decorations. However, I would strongly suggest that you put wax paper under the racers, as the Twinkie® bottoms can get “sticky.”