Easter Nest Cupcakes!
Easy Vanilla Cupcakes with all the Easy Easter Decoration. The Perfect Easter Nest Cupcakes!
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Servings: 15 Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
- 175 g Unsalted Butter/Stork
- 175 g Caster Sugar
- 3 Large Eggs
- 175 g Self Raising Flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Buttercream Ingredients
- 150 g Unsalted Butter (Room temp)
- 300 g Icing Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1-3 tbsp Boiling Water
- Green Food Colouring
- Mini Eggs
- 50 g Cocoa Powder
Instructions
For the Cupcakes!
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160 Fan and line a tray with Baking cases.
- Mix together all of the cupcake ingredients on a medium speed (I use my KitchenAid, any electric mixer will do!) until mixed through together thoroughly – try not to mix more than necessary!
- Spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases (just over half full) and bake in the oven for 17-20 minutes until slightly golden on top and a skewer poked into one of them comes out clean.
- Leave the cupcakes to cool in the tray for about 5 minutes and then remove and leave to cool fully on a wire rack.
For the Buttercream!
- Mix the butter on its own for a few minutes to loosen it fully and then gradually start to mix in the icing sugar and vanilla – this is messy so be careful it doesn’t splash at you!
- Mix the buttercream for about 5 minutes so its super fluffy, if you feel its too stiff to pipe then put in enough milk to lighten it!
For the Decoration!
- Split the Buttercream into two. Add some green food colouring to one half and mix well, and add the cocoa powder to the other half and mix well.
- Using the #233 (grass and hair nozzle) piping tip fill one of the piping bags with the green icing – pipe the green icing around the edge of the cupcakes. If you press down and lift up it will give it a grass effect!
- Using the #233 (grass and hair nozzle) piping tip again, fill the second piping bag with the brown icing and pipe a little nest around the middle of the cupcake – fill with 2-3 mini eggs, and some micro eggs!
Notes
- I used a Medium Hair/Grass Piping Tip for this recipe. I also used some Pink Spotty Baking Cups from Iced Jems for the baking cases! They're fantastic because you can place them on a flat tray, no need to worry about muffin trays! (Affiliate links)
- I played on the idea of the Easter Nest Cupcakes from Inspiration all over the internet!
- These cupcakes will last 3-4 days in an airtight container at room temperature!
- You could easily use any Easter Egg type treat to decorate the Cupcakes such as Creme Eggs, Golden Eggs, and more!
Nutrition Facts
Easter Nest Cupcakes!
Amount Per Serving
Calories 343
Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Fat 19g29%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Cholesterol 83mg28%
Sodium 18mg1%
Potassium 81mg2%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 31g34%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 595IU12%
Calcium 17mg2%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* These are only estimates and can vary dependant on brands of ingredients and serving sizes.