Easter Fowl’s Nest Cupcakes –

I topped my favourite chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting fowl’s nest through the use of a Wilton 233 grass tip. When swirled in circles on prime of a cupcake, it makes a cute little nest which you can fill with chocolate robins eggs. 

These are excellent for Easter however actually could be cute served at any spring gathering corresponding to a backyard get together. The frosting methodology is so easy! Watch me embellish them:

That’s it! So fast and straightforward and who doesn’t love an ideal, fudge-y chocolate cupcake?

Easter Fowl’s Nest Cupcakes
Makes 24

For the cupcakes:
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup darkish cocoa powder (I take advantage of Hershey’s Particular Darkish)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup 1% milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
The Finest Chocolate Frosting, recipe beneath
72 mini chocolate eggs (I used Whoppers robin eggs)

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two muffin cup pans with cupcake liners and spray every with non-stick spray.
2. Mix sugar, flour, darkish cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in giant mixing bowl. Add eggs one by one and blend till included. Add milk, oil and vanilla suddenly and beat on medium velocity of mixer about two minutes. Stir within the boiling water. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or till wood decide inserted in heart comes out clear. Cool 10 minutes; take away from pans to wire racks. Cool utterly. 
4. Make chocolate frosting in keeping with instructions beneath. Spoon right into a piping bag fitted with a Wilton 233 grass tip. Pipe a little bit of frosting within the heart of the cupcakes, then in circles to construct up a nest. Add three robins egg goodies within the heart of every nest.

The Finest Chocolate Frosting
6 Tbsp unsalted buter, softened
2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup darkish cocoa powder
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

1. 1. Beat softened butter till mild and creamy.
   2. Sift powdered sugar and cocoa powder collectively.
   3. Add powder sugar and cocoa powder to butter alternately with milk, beating after every addition till clean. Add vanilla and beat nicely. Add one other tablespoon or two of milk if wanted to realize a creamy, whipped texture.

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