MINI EGG CUPCAKES

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White cupcakes with a chocolate egg in the center, thick, colorful icing, and topped with a chocolate mini egg!!! Great Easter treat!!

Provided by Keara Marshall

Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

12 small solid chocolate Easter eggs, unwrapped and frozen
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
1 cup white sugar
½ cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup milk
½ cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon milk, or as needed
1 drop food coloring, any color, or as needed
12 candy-coated chocolate eggs (such as Cadbury Mini Eggs®)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 cupcake cups with paper liners. In a bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder.
In a mixing bowl, beat the white sugar with 1/2 cup butter until thoroughly mixed, then beat in the eggs, one at a time, incorporating each egg before adding the next. Stir in 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture, followed by the milk, mixing to make a smooth batter. Fill each lined cupcake cup about 2/3 full of batter, and push a frozen solid chocolate egg into the batter in the center of each cupcake so a tiny bit of the egg sticks out.
Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until the tops are lightly browned and the cakes spring back when pushed with a finger, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
In a bowl, beat 1/2 cup of butter with confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract; add 1 tablespoon of milk, a teaspoon at a time, until the frosting is smooth. Beat in your choice of food color to desired shade, and spread frosting on each cupcake. Top each cupcake with a candy-coated mini egg for decoration.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 429.1 calories, Carbohydrate 57.5 g, Cholesterol 76.3 mg, Fat 21 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 12.7 g, Sodium 208.1 mg, Sugar 44.7 g