Easter Mini Egg Cupcakes
These Easter Mini Egg Cupcakes are perfect for any Easter party! These chocolate cupcakes are topped with buttercream frosting and mini eggs.
Serving: 8
Calories: 537kcal
Ingredients
- 140 g butter, softened
- 140 g muscovado sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 140 g self-raising flour
- 60 g dark chocolate, melted (cool down a little before use)
- 60 g dark chocolate chips
- zest of 1 orange
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
For the vanilla frosting:
- 125 g unsalted butter, softened
- 200 g icing sugar, sifted
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
To decorate
- 60 g shaved dark chocolate
- 24 Cadbury mini eggs
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add the eggs with a little flour.
- Preheat oven to 300°F (150°) and prepare a cupcake tin with liners.
- Fold in the remaining flour, banana, melted dark chocolate, chocolate chips, orange zest, a pinch of salt and baking powder.
- Pour the mixture into a prepared cupcake tin, filling ⅔ of each mould. Top each cupcake with a pinch of caster sugar.
- Bake the cupcakes for 18-20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove the cupcakes from the tin and transfer them to a wire rack.
- In the meantime, prepare the frosting. Place the butter into a large bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add icing sugar and beat until combined.
- Add the milk and the vanilla, then beat until creamy and smooth. Add a pinch of orange zest and pour the mixture into a piping bag with your favorite nozzle.
- Frost each cupcake, then top with shaved dark chocolate and 3 mini eggs.
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Nutrition
Calories: 537kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 198mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 902IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.