These delicious bunnies are made out of creme eggs, and are perfect to make with the kids for Easter!
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1Form three balls for the tail in white and two legs using guide to sizes. Shape them into a teardrop and position them as shown. |
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2Brush a little sugar glue in the centre and firmly press on your chocolate egg. |
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3For a girl bunny: Roll out some yellow sugarpaste and cut using a garrett frill cutter. Cut in half. |
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4Stick one half around the top of the chocolate egg, and stick with brushed on sugar glue. Mark lines on the dress with the quilting tool. |
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5The dress should cross over at the back. Scratch the bunny’s tail using a cocktail stick. |
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6Make two arms (Size 2 x F) formed into long cone shapes and stick with sugar glue. |
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7For the head, form a fat cone shape and cut a line down from the pointed end to create ears. |
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8Mark three lines for whiskers and make a hole in the centre using a pointed PME No.9 tool. Push in a teardrop nose (size I) and mark the eyes using liquorice black paste colour on the end of a cocktail stick. |
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9Stick the head firmly to the top of the chocolate egg body (a little sugar glue can help to secure).Cut a red blossom flower and attach to the front of the dress with a little sugar glue. |
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10For a boy bunny: Repeat steps 1 and 2. |
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11Roll out a strip of turquoise blue sugarpaste 4cm (1 ½in) wide and 12cm (5in) long. Cut a thin strip for the dungaree straps. |
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12Wrap the large strip of blue around the chocolate egg, overlapping at the back and resting on the feet. Stick with some brushed on sugar glue. Mark a line to create two ‘trouser legs’ and impress a rectangle with a quilting tool. |
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13Make 2 arms (size 2 x F) formed into long cone shapes and stick with sugar glue. Stick the dungaree straps over the shoulders. |
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14Make a hole at the end of each with a pointed No.9 tool. Make two little teardrop shapes of red (size I) and stick them as buttons into the holes. Repeat stages 7, 8 and 9 as for Girl Bunny. |
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