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Easter Nest Cupcakes
These cute cupcakes are just the thing for celebrating spring!
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 50 min👤 Beth Branch📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two standard 12-cup muffin pans with paper liners. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt in a bowl.
2
Beat oil, eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and coffee with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Add flour mixture and beat until combined, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Transfer to prepared pans, dividing evenly (each cup should be about two-thirds full).
large eggs2(9-ounce) package mini chocolate eggs, such as Cadbury
3
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to ⏱️ 20 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack ⏱️ 15 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely.
4
Make the buttercream: Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Beat in cream and vanilla. Slowly beat in confectioners’ sugar until combined, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Transfer about one-third of the frosting to another bowl; add cocoa powder and stir to combine. Stir in green food coloring to the remaining frosting until the desired color is reached. Transfer green frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe frosting onto each cupcake. Transfer chocolate frosting to a second piping bag fitted with a smaller star tip. Pipe a circle for the nest. Place mini egg candies in each nest. Serve immediately or store, covered, at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.
Green food coloring(9-ounce) package mini chocolate eggs, such as Cadbury
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