White Chocolate Easter Egg Cupcakes are the perfect cute and yummy treat for your Easter celebration. Decorated with grated chocolate as a nest and small Easter eggs.
Ingredients:
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, or whole milk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 egg whites
For the Frosting:
- 2/3 cup white chocolate chips, melted, (~4 ounces)
- 5 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
For the Topping:
- 1 ounce chocolate almond bark
- 24-36 Cadbury Mini Eggs
Instruction:
For the Cupcakes:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners (12 regular, 48 mini, or a combo of 6 regular and 24 mini).
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In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
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In another bowl, melt butter and whisk in the sugar, buttermilk, sour cream, and vanilla. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry and mix until just combined. Set aside.
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With an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into the batter until combined.
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Spoon batter into cupcake liners (I like to use an ice cream scoop for the regular size cupcakes and a cookie scoop for the mini). Bake mini cupcakes for 9-11 minutes and regular cupcakes for 15-18 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. (If you are baking mini and regular cupcakes, bake the mini ones first and then the regular.)
For the Frosting:
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Melt the chocolate in the microwave on low in 20 second increments, stirring after each. Let the chocolate cool slightly for about 2 minutes so it is not too hot that it melts the butter and cream cheese.
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In a mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the melted chocolate and vanilla and beat anther minute. Beat in the sugar a little at a time, mixing until until light and fluffy. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time if needed to reach desired consistency. Place in a piping bag with tip and pipe onto the cupcakes.
For the Topping:
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Using a vegetable peeler, shave the chocolate to create long chocolate shavings. Sprinkle over the freshly piped frosting and then top with Cadbury Mini Eggs.
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Store white chocolate cupcakes in the fridge if not eating within 24 hours. Remove from fridge 30-60 minutes before serving to allow cupcakes to come to room temperature.
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