Easter Chicks Cupcakes
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Easter Chicks Cupcakes
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A complete tutorial on how to make cute Easter chicks cupcakes for your spring party! Baby chicks are piped onto vegan chocolate cupcakes for a cute kids craft.
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Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup water (room temperature)
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
For the Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter* (room temperature)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- Yellow, orange, and black gel food color
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, cocoa powder, and baking powder until well combined.
- In a separate bowl whisk together vegetable oil, vanilla, water, and vinegar.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fill lined muffin tins 3/4 full and bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until a center cupcake springs back when lightly tapped.
- While the cupcakes are cooling make the frosting by beating the butter until pale and fluffy. Add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until it reaches a piping consistency. Mix in the vanilla.
- Spoon 1/4 cup of frosting into a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and mix well. Add some black food coloring and mix until well combined.*
- Add 1/4 cup of frosting into a 2nd bowl and color it orange, mixing well.
- Color the remaining frosting yellow, mixing until well combined.
- Make the chicks using a Wilton 1A piping tip. Frost the body to your desired size making sure to leave enough room on the cupcake for the feet, let it crust for about 5 minutes, and then frost the head.**
- Add the black eyes with a small Wilton #1 piping tip.
- Add the beak with a small Wilton #2 piping tip by applying more pressure at the base and pulling away to form a small triangle. Pipe the legs by drawing a line out from the bottom of the body and adding 3 toes.
- The frosting tends to bleed the longer you let it sit so serve immediately or wait to add the eyes and feet until just before serving.
Notes
- *Use vegan butter if you'd like.
- **You can skip the cocoa powder in the black frosting but I found I needed less black food coloring when I added it
- ***I used a damp, food only paint brush to tap down the pointed top I got from pulling away the piping bag but feel free to skip this step.
- The calories shown are based on the recipe making 12 cupcakes, with 1 serving being 1 frosted cupcake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
480kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
69g
(23%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
53mg
(2%)
Potassium
86mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
55g
(110%)
Vitamin A
475IU
(10%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1.1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 480 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 480kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 69g | 23% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 53mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 55g | 110% |
| Vitamin A | 475IU | 10% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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