Add a whimsical touch to any springtime occasion with a tray of birds nest cupcakes. Have a few eager little bakers around? They'll love decorating Easter nest cupcakes for a family gathering. That's dessert taken care of! We also love these nest cupcakes for spring birthday parties and other celebrations.
Easter Bird's Nest Cupcakes
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 24 pastel-colored paper baking cups
- 1 box milk chocolate cake mix with pudding
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk chocolate creamy ready-to-spread frosting (from 1-lb can)
- 36 pastel-colored candy-coated chocolate pieces
- 1 bottle (1.75 oz) chocolate decorating decors (1/3 cup)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes using water, oil and eggs; cool completely. Freeze 12 of the cupcakes for a later use.
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Step2With 1/2 cup of the frosting, frost remaining 12 cupcakes. Place 3 candy-coated chocolate pieces on center of each to resemble eggs.
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Step3In small resealable food-storage plastic bag, place remaining 1/2 cup frosting; seal bag. Cut small hole in one bottom corner of bag; pipe frosting around chocolate pieces to create ridge on each cupcake.
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Step4Carefully spoon chocolate decors onto frosting ridge and around chocolate pieces to resemble nest.
Nutrition
290
Calories
14g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
31g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 210mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 130mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 31g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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