CARLEE'S CELEBRATE SPRING CUPCAKES

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Cupcakes with creamy chocolate surprise centers and a cute little bird's nest on top of creamy chocolate frosting. Made these in honor of my daughter, Carlee.

Provided by Alberta Rose

Categories     Holiday Cupcakes

Time 1h20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 ¼ cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 (3.9 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups milk
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 tablespoon chocolate sprinkles
72 mini chocolate candy-coated Easter eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
  • Place chocolate cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes.
  • Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 19 to 23 minutes.
  • Allow cupcakes to cool thoroughly.
  • Beat the 2 packages of pudding mix with milk in a bowl using an electric mixer until thickened, about 2 minutes.
  • Beat thawed whipped topping into pudding mixture to make a creamy filling.
  • Spoon about 1 1/2 cup chocolate pudding filling into a pastry bag fitted with a large piping tip.
  • Press the piping tip into the center of each cupcake and fill cupcake with about 1 1/2 tablespoon of pudding mixture.
  • Spoon a heaping tablespoon of remaining pudding mixture about 1 1/2 inches across into the center of each cupcake to make a nest. Press chocolate sprinkles into edges of the nests; place 3 mini chocolate eggs into each nest.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210.7 calories, Carbohydrate 28.7 g, Cholesterol 25.1 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 328.6 mg, Sugar 16.9 g

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