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Easter Basket Cupcakes
Easy cupcakes that are decorated with frosting and candy to look like Easter Baskets!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Cooling Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 324 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces white cake mix (1 box)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cup half and half
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 15.6 ounces white vanilla frosting (1 container)
- 20-24 Nerd ropes
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- 12.4 ounces Rainbow Twizzlers (1 bag)
- 9 ounces candy eggs (1 bag)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line two muffin tins with cupcake liners, set aside.
- 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.
- Place in preheated oven and 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.
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Notes
- This Easter dessert doesn’t store very well because the candy will get soggy, but I doubt you'll have any leftovers anyway! They're so yummy, they get gobbled up quickly.
- If you do end up with some leftovers, I recommend only storing undecorated cupcakes. You can decorate 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.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cupcake
Calories
324kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
26mg
(9%)
Sodium
193mg
(8%)
Potassium
80mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
102IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
80mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 324
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake | |
| Calories | 324kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 193mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 80mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 102IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 80mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.