Easter Chocolate Nest Cupcakes
Easy Vanilla Cupcakes are the cutest Easter Nest Cupcakes topped with mini eggs. These look so cute, are so easy to make and everyone will love them for sure!
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Servings: 6 cupcakes
Calories: 851kcal
INGREDIENTS
Dry Ingredients
- 1⅔ cup All purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 stick Melted Butter unsalted
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
Frosting
- 1½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 cup Dark Chocolate melted
- 1 drop Green Gel Food Color
- Mini Eggs
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350F or 180C and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Whisk the flour and baking powder together until combined through.
- Pour in all the wet ingredients and combine to make the cupcake batter.
- Transfer the batter to the lined muffin tin. Bake @350F or 180C for 15-20 min.
- Beat 1 cup of Heavy Whipping Cream & Melted Dark Chocolate together to make Chocolate Ganache frosting. Take it in a piping bag with star tip to make the Chocolate nest.
- Add a drop of green food color to the remaining Heavy Whipping Cream and beat to make green "grass" frosting. Take it up in a piping bag with Wilton 233 nozzle to make grass.
- Frost the cupcakes. Start by piping the green frosting around the edges. Add a swirl or two of the chocolate frosting in the center. Fill in with mini eggs and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easter Chocolate Nest Cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 851
Calories from Fat 513
% Daily Value*
Fat 57g88%
Saturated Fat 35g219%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 16g
Cholesterol 175mg58%
Sodium 215mg9%
Potassium 184mg5%
Carbohydrates 83g28%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 50g56%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 1501IU30%
Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
Calcium 128mg13%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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