Easy Vanilla Cupcakes with all the Easy Easter Decoration. The Perfect Easter Nest Cupcakes!
- 175 g Unsalted Butter/Stork
- 175 g Caster Sugar
- 3 Large Eggs
- 175 g Self Raising Flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 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
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Preheat the oven to 180C/160 Fan and line a tray with Baking cases.
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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!
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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.
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Leave the cupcakes to cool in the tray for about 5 minutes and then remove and leave to cool fully on a wire rack.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
- 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!