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Easter nest cupcakes

Servings 12
Description

A nice cupcake recipe to make with kids this is a perfect Easter holiday activity. OPTIONAL piping nozzle to give a nest effect: Wilton 233 tip, and a piping bag...but almost any nozzle would work.

For the cupcakes
  • 125 g Unsalted butter (softened)
  • 125 g Caster sugar
  • 2 Eggs (beaten)
  • 125 g Self raising flour
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
  • Splash of whole milk
    • For the chocolate frosting
  • 80 g Unsalted butter
  • 250 g Icing sugar
  • 25 ml Whole milk (Semi skimmed is fine)
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 100 g milk chocolate (I used Belgian cooking chocolate)
  • Mini eggs to decorate
For the cupcakes
  1. Preheat the oven to 170C
  2. In a freestanding mixer cream the softened butter and sugar until smooth.
  3. Add the vanilla essence to the beaten egg then slowly add the mixture to the mixer.
  4. Gradually add the flour while mixing on a slow speed.
  5. Add the whole milk slowly while mixing by hand until the mixture falls easily from a spoon or spatula.
  6. Set out the paper cupcake cases in cupcake tins and add the mixture.
  7. Bake for approx 18 minutes or until the cakes have risen and set.
    8. For the chocolate frosting
  9. Cream the butter and icing sugar in a free-standing mixer on a low speed it will initally look powdery before becoming a smooth mixture.
  10. Mix the vanilla essence with the milk in a separate glass or jug (I use a re-purposed Tommy Tippee cup as it has handy volumes on the side).
  11. With the mixture on a low speed slowly add the vanilla milk.
  12. Beat the mixture on a high speed for at least 5 minutes
  13. Melt the chocolate in a microwavable bowl using 15 second bursts and stirring between each burst until the chocolate has melted.
  14. Stir the chocolate into the frosting.
  15. Smooth a thin layer of the chocolate frosting over each cake then use the piping bag and nozzle to pipe circles around the edge of each cake (see notes section if you don't have a nozzle).
  16. Add mini eggs to the centre of each cake.
Note

No piping nozzle or piping bag? No problem - cut the corner off a sandwich or freezer bag and use that - the hole will make a round shape - go round the cupcake a couple of times to give a nest effect. 

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Read it online: https://modernfamilybaking.com/recipe/easter-nest-cupcakes/