Although there is still some time left until Easter, I´m sure many of you already think what to bake. One of very popular options are cupcakes, especially if you´re in decorating mood. These Easter nest cupcakes are one of the simplest cakes, even for baker beginner. All you need to do is to create a circle which looks like a nest, put chocolate eggs inside this nest and you get a perfect thematical Easter cake.
Easter nest cupcakes
Quick vanilla Easter cupcakes with nutella nest and chocolate eggs
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 180 g butter at room temperature
- 260 g sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 280 g all purpose flour
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 250 ml full fat milk
- 250 g mascarpone
- 4 tbsp Nutella
- Small colorful chocolate Easter eggs I used 1 Milka eggs and 1 M&MS – together - 48 eggs
Instructions
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Beat butter until creamy.
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Add sugar and beat again.
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Separate eggs to whites and yolks, add egg yolks into butter mixture. Add vanilla extract and beat again using a mixer.
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In the second bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt together.
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Using a spatula add half of the flour mixture into butter mixture. Mix it. Add half of milk, mix it and add again second halves of flour mixture and milk. Mix it.
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In the next bowl, using a mixer, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until fluffy and until they are not liquid.
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Gradually fold whipped egg whites into batter. Mix it.
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Fill cupcake liners with batter until half full.
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Bake on 180 degrees for about 20 minutes.
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Let them cool after taking out from the oven and decorate them with icing.
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Icing:
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Mix mascarpone with Nutella using a spatula.
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Put icing into piping bag with star nozzle.
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Create a circle around circumference with icing on the top of cupcake.
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Put two small eggs in the middle of this circle.
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