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These Easter Cupcakes are the cutest and most simple Easter treat made with Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs (a favorite Easter candy).
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix and ingredients on back
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 4 cup powdered sugar
- 3-4 tbsp whole milk
- green food coloring
- orange food coloring
- candy eyes
- 24 Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs the yellow ones
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
- Prepare cake mix & bake according to the box's instructions. Let cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make the frosting in a large mixing bowl (with a hand mixer) or the bowl of a stand mixer by beating the butter, vanilla and salt together for 1 minute. Add the powdered sugar and milk and beat for 1 minute, scrape down the sides, remove a ⅓ cup of the frosting and place in a small bowl. Add the green food coloring (a few drops) to the large bowl and beat for an additional minute.
- Place the green frosting in a piping bag with a grass tip and pipe onto the cupcakes.
- Add the orange food coloring (a few drops) to the reserved frosting and mix until combined. Place the orange frosting in a piping bag with a small round tip and pipe a beak, two dots for eyes, and feet onto the Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs. Place the eyes on. Add the eggs to the top of each cupcake.
- Add any sprinkles if wanted.
Nutrition
Calories: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 224mgPotassium: 76mgSugar: 36gVitamin A: 250IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 0.6mg
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