Cadbury Egg Cupcakes
Servings: 18 Cupcakes
Calories: 473kcal
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- Leaf Green gel food coloring
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 18 Cadbury mini eggs cut in half
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcake Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line the cupcake pan with cupcake liners
- Using a standing mixer, beat the brown sugar, sugar, canola oil, egg, and vanilla until combined
- Using a large bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt
- Alternate between the buttermilk and flour until combined and smooth
- Fill the cupcake liners about ¾ way full
- Bake in the oven for 21 minutes or until the top bounces back
- Allow to cool completely
Vanilla Frosting Directions
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and whipping cream until combined, smooth and fluffy. Traditionally this will take about 5-7 minutes to whip
- Beat in a few drops of the green gel food coloring
- Scoop the frosting into the piping bag
Chocolate Frosting Directions
- Using the same standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, heavy whipping cream until combined, smooth and holds a peak
- Scoop into the piping bag
Building the Cupcakes
- Using the green frosting, pipe a ring of dollops around the edge of the cupcake to create ‘grass’
- Using the chocolate frosting, pipe a thick dollop of frosting in the center of the grass for the ‘dirt mound’
- Place the two eggs cut in half in the center of the chocolate frosting
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cupcake | Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 131mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 753IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg