Carlee's Celebrate Spring Cupcakes
Bowl of swallow nest clear soup and ginkgo seeds.
Recipe Summary Carlee's Celebrate Spring Cupcakes
Cupcakes with creamy chocolate surprise centers and a cute little bird's nest on top of creamy chocolate frosting. Made these in honor of my daughter, Carlee.Ingredients | Golden Nest Swallow Nest Soup Costco1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix1 ¼ cups water⅓ cup vegetable oil3 eggs2 (3.9 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix2 cups milk2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed1 tablespoon chocolate sprinkles72 mini chocolate candy-coated Easter eggsDirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper liners.Place chocolate cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes.Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 19 to 23 minutes.Allow cupcakes to cool thoroughly.Beat the 2 packages of pudding mix with milk in a bowl using an electric mixer until thickened, about 2 minutes.Beat thawed whipped topping into pudding mixture to make a creamy filling.Spoon about 1 1/2 cup chocolate pudding filling into a pastry bag fitted with a large piping tip.Press the piping tip into the center of each cupcake and fill cupcake with about 1 1/2 tablespoon of pudding mixture.Spoon a heaping tablespoon of remaining pudding mixture about 1 1/2 inches across into the center of each cupcake to make a nest. Press chocolate sprinkles into edges of the nests; place 3 mini chocolate eggs into each nest.Use any flavor cake mix that goes well with chocolate.Info | Golden Nest Swallow Nest Soup Costcoprep:
30 mins
cook:
20 mins
additional:
30 mins
total:
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
2 dozen cupcakes
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