Description
Prepare to wow everyone at your upcoming Easter gathering! These Easter Egg Cupcakes feature a simple yellow cake, topped with a smooth chocolate buttercream frosting. And let’s not forget the real winner here: the Cadbury mini eggs!
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (brought to room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (brought to room temperature)
- 3 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 48 Cadbury mini eggs
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flours, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using an electric or hand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed for 2-3 minutes. Add the sugar and beat for another 2 minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, making sure the first egg is incorporated into the mixture before adding the next one.
- Pour the milk and vanilla extract into the mixture and mix until just combined.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Fill each liner 2/3 of the way and bake the cupcakes for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer the cupcakes to a cooling rack to allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed for 2 minutes, until creamy.
- Switch your mixer to low speed and gradually add the confectioner’s sugar and cocoa powder.
- Add the milk, salt, and vanilla extract to the mixture and mix until fully combined and the frosting is smooth and creamy.
- Once the cupcakes have cooled, it’s time to pipe the chocolate nests! Using a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #233 piping tip, start from the middle and add more frosting as you get to the edge of the cupcakes. Place 3 Cadbury mini eggs in the middle to finish your nest.
Notes
*If you can’t find cake flour, you can just use 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour instead.
Note: calorie information is generated using an app and may not be 100% accurate.