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MINI EGG CUPCAKES

Soft and moist chocolate cupcake with mini chocolate Easter egg in the middle of the cupcake, and cream cheese frosting
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12

Equipment

  • cupcake baking pan

Ingredients
 
 

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE

  • 120 g boiling water
  • 160 g all-purpose flour
  • 200 g sugar
  • 50 g dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 120 g sour cream, 18% room temperature
  • 75 g vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 12 mini chocolate Easter eggs

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • 135 g butter
  • 70 g cream cheese
  • 250 g powdered sugar

DECORATION

  • Chocolate Easter eggs
  • Shaved chocolate

Instructions
 

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE

  • Preheat the oven at 175ºC conventional oven and line a cupcake tray with 12 cupcake liners.
  • Start by boiling some water and weigh out the water so it can cool down a bit while preparing the other ingredients.
    120 g boiling water
  • In a bowl sift all of dry ingredients together. Give it a stir to make sure everything has be combined.
    160 g all-purpose flour, 200 g sugar, 50 g dutch processed cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
  • In another mixing bowl add all of the wet ingredients, including the water, and with a hand whisk, whisk them together until combined. Be sure to not mix the ingredients too vigorously so the eggs don’t get over mixed.
    120 g sour cream, 18%, 75 g vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry while gently stirring it all together. Make sure there is no lumps left in the batter.
  • Divide the cake batter into the 12 cupcake liners and bake them for 10 min.
  • Meanwhile unwrap 12 mini chocolate Easter eggs so they are ready. Once the first 10 min has passed, gently pull out the cupcake tray out of the oven and work fast. Add one easter egg in the middle of each cupcake, pressing them gently down. Bake further the cupcakes for 7-10 min or until a cake tester comes out clean.
    12 mini chocolate Easter eggs
  • Let the cupcakes cool in the hot pan. After 5 min, gently remove the cupcakes from the cupcake pan and let them cool down completely.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • If you live in Europe put your cream cheese between a few pieces of paper towels to remove any excess water.
    70 g cream cheese
  • Take the butter and cream cheese out of the fridge 10 min before starting. Cut the butter into cubes.
    135 g butter
  • In your stand mixer, use the paddle attachment, start by creaming the butter for 5 min on high speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl and add the cream cheese and cream it together with the butter for 1 min.
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl and on low speed, mix the sifted powdered sugar in 3 parts, letting the powdered sugar mix in with butter and cream cheese before adding the next part. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and give it a final mix.
    250 g powdered sugar

ASSEMBLING

  • Add the buttercream to a piping bag with a big round 2 cm piping tip.
  • Pipe the buttercream of the cupcake. Dust with a bit of shaved dark chocolate and small colorful chocolate Easter eggs.
    Chocolate Easter eggs, Shaved chocolate
  • Serve it on the day, but it can also last well for a few days in the kitchen counter, in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates: 54gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 333mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 2gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 139IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate cupcake, creamcheese frosting, Easter
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