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Here is the thing, my girls love cupcakes no matter what day of the week it is. Honestly, it doesn’t even have to be a holiday for them to get uber excited about cupcakes. But holidays, nonetheless are still totally cupcake worthy to them, as well.
For Easter, I usually make my special Peeps Bunnies Cake for my family. But this year, I also decided to add some Easter-themed cupcakes to the holiday dessert menu.
See Easter is all about the eggs. Real eggs crack open pretty easily. While my picky eater most certainly wouldn’t eat an egg if her life depended on it, she wouldn’t pass up an egg made of chocolate candy on top of a cupcake. Add some green colored frosting and jelly beans, and well you have a cupcake winner for both her and her older sister.
So, that is precisely what I did. I made Cracked Open Easter Egg Cupcakes. Yes, I used plain vanilla cupcakes pre-baked as the base. Then, colored white frosting green and frosted the cupcakes with it.
I also made adorable white chocolate colored eggs with pastel chocolate trim using this mold. The chocolate eggs were then cracked and placed atop the yummy cupcakes with jelly beans coming out of them.
How easy does that sound? Seriously, these take no time to assemble. Once they are put together, they are a sure-fire Easter hit for all.
Don’t believe me? Make Cracked Easter Egg Cupcakes for your gang.
Scroll down to get the printable Easter Egg Cupcakes recipe.
Cracked Easter Egg Cupcake Recipe
Cracked Easter Egg Cupcakes
A fun way to enjoy a cupcake treat for Easter with a cracked egg appearance on top.
Ingredients
- 6 Prepared Cupcakes
- 1 Cup Wilton’s White Chocolate Melting Discs
- ½ Cup Each of Wilton’s Pink, Purple, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange Chocolate Melting Discs.
- White Frosting
- Jelly Beans
- Green Sugar
- Green Food Coloring
- Silicone Easter Egg Mold
Instructions
- Melt each color of chocolate (except the white) in small bowls according to package directions. Place each color of chocolate in a snack size baggie and snip the corner off just a tiny bit. Pipe any colors you would like on the dots and zig-zag parts of the mold. Let dry completely.
- In a medium bowl, melt the white chocolate melting discs according package directions. Pour about 2-3 tablespoons of chocolate into the mold and spread with a spoon to cover the egg. You do not want a solid egg, so make sure to spread it somewhat thin but not too thin. Let dry completely then carefully pop out of mold.
- Color the frosting with 3-4 drops of the green food coloring. Frost each cupcake with a knife or piping bag. Sprinkle the frosting with green sugar.
- Take one egg and carefully cut it in half. The easy way is to lay it decorative side down and place the sharp end of knife directly in the middle of egg and push down. The egg should just break in half on its own. Leave some whole if you choose.
- Place the two halves on top of the cupcake and fill the middle with jelly beans. If you left a few whole, then stand those on top of each cupcake.
- Enjoy your cute little cracked Easter Eggs with candy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 513Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 313mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 2gSugar: 56gProtein: 6g
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Meredith Spidel says
Janine! You have really outdone yourself! What a cute, original idea! I love it. Go you for being so creative, my friend!
Janine says
Aw, thank you so much for saying this and for sharing, too!!! <3
William Holland says
Always such clever ideas. They are for people with far more free time than I have, but they are still very clever.
Enjoy your week, Janine!
Janine says
Thank you so much, Bill and enjoy the week ahead, too now 🙂
Tamara says
They are so cute! Last year Easter was early, right? I like it being late for some reason. It just seems like making cute things like this requires more sunlight and warmth. I love the cracked egg imagery!
Janine says
Yes, Easter was so early last year and am loving that it is later this year with hopes for warmer weather fingers crossed. And thank you, my friend <3
Jen says
Om my gosh are these cute! Yay for Easter .It seems so late this year, but a whole month of fun Easter activities and treats works for me!
candy says
Very cute idea for a cupcake decorations. Found you on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop
Janine says
Aw, thanks Candy and happy you did find me through WWBH 🙂
Christine Carter says
Janine, you are SO talented and creative. Seriously, these are amazing. They look like they should be in a magazine!!
I absolutely love them and wish I was invested in making such beautiful and festive cupcakes for my kids. LOL I’ll live vicariously through you, okay? 🙂
Janine says
Aw, thank you and you can always live vicariously through me – always 🙂
Cynthia says
Mmm! So sweet! These look yummy and you’ve got me in a mood to make cupcakes! I’m headed to the store later today so I will have to see what I come up with as far as making something yummy. I like to make things for my coworkers. 🙂
I hope you have a wonderful week, sweet friend! Sending you hugs! xo
Janine says
Yay and hope you can make these fun, spring/Easter time cupcakes for your co-workers. Again wishing you an awesome week and sending many hugs back your way now, too xoxo 🙂