With Easter just a few days away, here’s a simple and charming idea: Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes. I’m a sucker for anything mini, so when I spotted mini Cadbury Creme Eggs at Target I tossed a few into my cart. At first I wasn’t sure whether I’d eat them all at once or turn them into an Easter dessert — cupcake won out.
I decided to bake a frozen mini Cadbury Creme Egg into the center of each cupcake. Freezing the eggs helps them hold their shape so they don’t completely melt into the cake while baking. Then I piped buttercream to resemble an egg: a ring of white icing with a yellow center, finished with a mini egg on top. It’s festive, adorable, and easy to execute.
This isn’t a strict recipe so much as a method you can adapt to your favorite cupcake batter and frosting.
More Easter Inspiration:
Pavlova with Raspberries and Lemon Curd from Katie of Good Life Eats
Marshmallow Nests from Jaime of Sophistimom
Cascarones from Amber of Bluebonnets and Brownies
Nested Easter Egg Cupcakes from Naomi of Bakers Royale
Kettle Krispies Treat Eggs from Kristen of Dine and Dish
Simple Easter Cupcakes from Aimee of Simple Bites
Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 24 paper cupcake liners
- Batter for 24 cupcakes — use a box mix or your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe
- 48 Mini Cadbury Creme Eggs (24 frozen) — freeze half to bake into the cupcakes so they hold their shape
- 1 batch of buttercream frosting
- Yellow food dye
- Large round piping tip or a piping bag with the end snipped off
Directions:
- Scoop batter into each paper liner until about 2/3 full. Place one frozen mini Cadbury Creme Egg into the center of each cupcake, then use a spatula to cover the egg with more batter.
- Bake according to the instructions for the batter you chose. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before decorating.
- While the cupcakes cool, prepare your buttercream frosting.
- Remove about 1 cup of buttercream and tint it yellow.
- Fit a piping bag with a large round tip (or snip the end) and pipe a ring of white buttercream around the edge of each cupcake to form the egg white outline.
- Fill the center of the ring with yellow buttercream to represent the yolk and top with a Mini Cadbury Creme Egg for a festive finish.
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