Easter Basket Cupcakes
Easy Easter Basket Cupcakes that start with a box of cake mix, tub of frosting and decorated with candy to look like Easter baskets!
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Servings: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces box white cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cup half and half
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 15.6 ounces tub white vanilla frosting
- 20-24 Nerd ropes
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- 12.4 ounces bag Rainbow Twizzlers
- 9 ounces bag candy eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line two muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- Mix together the cake mix, eggs, half and half and vegetable oil in a large mixing bowl until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tins filling each liner ½ -⅔ full of batter.
Bake for 19-23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean and the top of the cupcakes bounces back after being gently tapped. - Remove the cupcakes from the oven and the muffin tin and allow to cool completely before decorating, about 30 minutes to an hour.
- Frost a cupcake with a layer of frosting and then wrap one Nerd rope around the edge to create the lip of the basket. Press the edges together.
- Sprinkle some of the coconut into the center of the “basket”.
- Place several eggs in the center of the cupcake.
- Take a rainbow Twizzler and push an end into either side of the cupcake to make a basket “handle”. Be sure that your Twizzler is inside the nerd rope.
- Enjoy your Easter Baskets!
Notes
- This Easter dessert doesn’t store very well because the candy will get soggy. So, I recommend only storing undecorated cupcakes and then decorating them on the day you plan to serve them. Store you undecorated cupcakes, lightly covered, at room temperature for 3-5 days. If you have decorated cupcakes that you need to store, lightly cover them and keep them at room temperature for 3-5 days. But please note that the candy will likely bleed and get soggy. I do not recommend putting your decorated cupcakes in the fridge or freezer.
- If you’re unable to find candy eggs, you can use jelly beans or M&M’s.
- Put your frosting in a piping bag to easily top each cupcake with the perfect amount of frosting!
- Get adventurous with your candy decorations and think outside of the box! You can decorate your Easter cupcakes with anything your heart desires.
- If you want extra fun, carve out a small hole in the middle of your cupcake before decorating it. Fill it with ganache or candy for a fun surprise when you eat!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g
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