EASTER SURPRISE CUPCAKES

EASTER SURPRISE CUPCAKES image

Yield 24 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 11

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
24 unwrapped small chocolate eggs
flavored or regular confectioners' sugar

Steps:

To make cupcakes: Heat oven to 350°. Grease 24 medium muffin tins or line with paper baking cups. Mix butter, sugars, eggs and extract in large mixing bowl until blended. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 5 minutes. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk. To hide surprise: Fill muffin cups one-third full and place unwrapped chocolate egg in center of each. Top with remaining batter, until two-thirds full. Bake 18-20 minutes or until top springs back when touched. Cool. To decorate: Use flavored confectioners' sugar to make lemon, chocolate or strawberry frostings. Decorate as desired.