Easter Basket Cupcakes
From princessthunder 14 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 32
Chocolately, sweet, and oh-so cute, they're the perfect way to celebrate Easter with your kids. Let the kids help decorate,
Ingredients
- Cupcake Batter: shopping list
- 3 C. flour shopping list
- 2 C. granulated sugar shopping list
- 2 tsp. baking soda shopping list
- 2 tsp. salt shopping list
- 2/3 C. cocoa powder shopping list
- 1 C. vegetable oil shopping list
- 2 C. water shopping list
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract shopping list
- 2 tbsp. white vinegar shopping list
- Frosting: shopping list
- 1 C. butter, softened shopping list
- 3 1/2 C. confectioners sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp. milk shopping list
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/8 tsp. salt shopping list
- green food coloring (or other desired color), as needed shopping list
- Decorating: shopping list
- 1 pkg. Candy eggs (Whopper eggs work well) shopping list
- 32 chocolate Twizzlers (for handles) shopping list
- Shredded dry coconut, colored as desired with food coloring (optional) shopping list
- jelly beans, marshmallow Peeps, and other candies (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients with a fork. Add oil, water, vanilla, and vinegar. Blend well.
- 3. Divide mixture evenly between prepared, paper-lined cupcake tins (about 32).
- 4. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 5. Let cool completely on wire racks before frosting and decorating.
- Instructions for frosting:
- 1. In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and salt. Blend well.
- 2. Add milk and vanilla. Beat several minutes over medium-high speed until smooth and fluffy.
- Instructions for decorating:
- Frost and decorate as desired with colored coconut (learn how to do this here), jelly beans or chocolate eggs. When frosted and decorated, insert each end of one Twizzler (chocolate looks best, but you can use any flavor) firmly into the cupcake to make a basket. This is one of the best Easter dessert recipes to make with the kids
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OMgollygosh!!! these are just what im looking for...i have raised my hand (well actually a friend poked me in the ribs so i would yelp and the leader of playgroup said that counts as volunteering :P) to host Playgroup morning tea for easter...if i ha...more
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These are cute!
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The baby will love these!!
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