Cadbury Easter Nest Cupcakes Recipe
Created by Sharon N - North Yorkshire
- 225 g self raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 225 g light brown sugar
- 225 g softened butter
- 2 eggs (separated)
- 100 g Cadbury Bournville (melted)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 115 ml milk
- 115 g softened butter
- 1 tbsp strong coffee
- 100 g Cadbury White chocolate
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 100 g icing sugar
- 2 Cadbury Flake
- Cadbury Mini Eggs
INGREDIENTS
TIME
- PREP TIME 40 min
- COOK TIME 40 min
METHOD
- 1
Preheat oven to 175 °C or Gas mark 4. Line muffin tins with paper cases (makes 18).
- 2
Cream butter and sugar together. Add the yolks of the eggs and vanilla essence and beat until smooth. Then add the melted chocolate and mix well.
- 3
Add flour and milk alternately beating each in well. In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites into soft peaks and then gently fold them into the cake mixture.
- 4
Spoon the mixture into the lined muffin tins and bake for 20 mins. When they are ready, allow them to cool in the tins for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- 5
Make the icing by creaming the butter and beating in the cooled coffee. Next stir in the melted chocolate and vanilla and finally beat in the sieved icing sugar until thick and creamy.
- 6
Spread the icing over the cakes and use broken Flake shards to form nest shapes. Finally add 2 or 3 Mini Eggs into each nest. Enjoy!
PER SERVING
- 20.3%
- 34.1%
- 73.5%
- 11.7%
- 38.8%
% of your Guideline Daily Amount (GDA). To be enjoyed as part of a healthy, active lifestyle.
TYPICAL VALUES PER SERVING
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