Description
Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes are a whimsical spring treat featuring fluffy cupcakes topped with velvety frosting and colorful candy eggs. Perfect for festive gatherings and family fun!
Ingredients
- Cupcake mix (vanilla or chocolate)
- Large eggs
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar
- Sweetened coconut flakes
- Mini chocolate eggs or jelly beans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
- In a bowl, combine the cupcake mix, eggs, softened butter, and water as per box instructions. Mix until smooth.
- Fill each liner two-thirds full with batter and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Allow cooling completely.
- Prepare frosting by beating softened butter with powdered sugar until fluffy; add milk for desired consistency.
- Frost each cooled cupcake generously, sprinkle toasted coconut on top to create nests, and finish by adding candy eggs.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (75g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: - Lightly toast coconut flakes before using for added flavor. - Consider using colored candy melts instead of chocolate eggs for a festive twist.