Easter Cupcakes
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Easter Cupcakes
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These Easter Cupcakes look and taste like spring! A light lemon cupcake is topped with a grass nest with Easter egg. These cupcakes are perfect for any Easter or Spring party.
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Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- 2 cups buttermilk
Buttercream:
- 1 cup butter softened
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 3-4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- green food coloring
- candy eggs
Instructions
To make the cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line 36 muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the sugar and the butter together on medium speed until combine. Add in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add lemon extract and beat to combine.
- With the mixer on low speed, add 1/3 of the flour mixture. When it’s almost mixed in, add half of the buttermilk, followed by an additional 1/3 of the flour, and then the final buttermilk. Add the last of the flour mixture then continue to beat just until it is blended.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin tins, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake until a tester inserted in the middle of the cupcakes comes back with just a few crumbs, about 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.
To make the buttercream:
- Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Add 3 cups of the powdered sugar and beat to combine. Continue to add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at at time.
- When all of the powdered sugar has been added, add in 3 tablespoons of heavy cream and a pinch of salt. Continue to beat until the frosting is light and fluffy, adding more cream if desired. Tint with the green food coloring.
To assemble:
- Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a small, multi-opening tip (I use this one). Starting at the top and moving out, pipe the grass onto the cupcakes - place the tip on the cupcake, squeeze the bag, then release while pulling up to form blades of grass. Try to make different lengths of grass.
- Top each cupcake with a few candy eggs.
Notes
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline. Nutritional information does not include the candy eggs.
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline. Nutritional information does not include the candy eggs.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cupcake
Calories
257kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
(17%)
Sodium
119mg
(5%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 257 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake | |
| Calories | 257kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 119mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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