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Fun and festive PEEPS nest cupcakes

PEEPS® Nest Cupcakes for Easter

Vanilla cupcakes topped with frosting birds nests with tiny chocolate eggs in them with a PEEPS® chick on top!
5 from 12 votes
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Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 1 dozen cupcakes
Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

  • 1 1/4 c. flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 c. butter softened
  • 2/3 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 c. milk
  • blue and pink food coloring

For the Frosting:

  • 1 c. 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 3-4 c. powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 2-3 Tablespoons milk
  • brown food coloring

For decoration:

  • 1 bag chocolate eggs
  • 12 PEEPS® chicks in assorted colored

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners. I used half blue and half pink to match the cupcakes.
  • In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and beat until smooth. Stir in the vanilla.
  • Add in half the flour mixture and stir well. Mix in the milk and stir until combined. Stir in the remaining flour mixture.
  • Divide the batter into two bowls. Color one pin and the other blue.
  • Pour into cupcake liners, filling 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • Meanwhile, beat the butter in a large bowl. Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached. Stir in the vanilla and milk and beat until smooth.
  • Add in brown food coloring.
  • Place a thin layer of brown frosting on top of each cupcake. Place remaining frosting in a piping bag with a small tip. Pipe it on in a circle, making a nest. Fill each nest with 3 chocolate eggs.
  • Top with a PEEPS® chick.

Notes

A Hezzi-D Original Recipe