Mini Egg Cupcakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 small solid chocolate easter eggs, unwrapped and frozen
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 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®)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• 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 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.