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Cadbury Easter Egg Cupcakes (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

April 2, 2015 by Jenni 132 Comments

cadbury easter egg cupcakes

Today’s Easter post is this yummy Cadbury Easter Egg Cupcakes recipe from Krista at Adventures of Country Divas. I have always had a “thing” for Cadbury eggs. I usually stock up and then stash them where no one can find them. hehehee. Make sure to click here for the full recipe.

If you’ve missed any of the previous 12 Days of Easter posts, don’t worry. You can find them all below.


Filed Under: Easter Tagged With: Cadbury Eggs, Cupcakes, easter

Easter Peep Surprise Cupcakes (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 31, 2015 by Jenni 1,382 Comments

easter peeps surprise cupcakes

I hope you’ve been loving all of these Easter posts we’ve been sharing each day. Today’s post in our 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts series is this yummy Easter Peep Surprise Cupcakes recipe from Donna over at DonnaHup.com. These cupcakes are not only adorable to look at, but they’re so much fun to eat! Under each peep is a “surprise” in the cupcake. You can customize them depending on dietary needs. Make sure to click here for the full recipe!

If you’ve missed our previous 12 Days of Easter posts, you can find them all below! Enjoy!


Filed Under: Easter Tagged With: Cupcakes, easter, Peeps

Easter Basket Cupcakes (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 25, 2015 by Jenni 1,488 Comments

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Today is day #3 in our 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts series. These Easter Basket Cupcakes are just too sweet. Seriously, I am in love with these. Not only do they look like fun to make, they look like even MORE fun to eat! Check out Dina’s full recipe here at My Unentitled Life. They’re perfect for your upcoming family dinners for Easter!!

You can find the rest of our 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts in the linky below. Enjoy!!



Filed Under: Easter Tagged With: Cupcakes, desserts, easter

Day 9 – Thin Mint Chocolate Cupcakes (12 Days of St. Patrick’s Day Recipes and Crafts)

March 12, 2015 by Jenni 503 Comments

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Today is day #9 in our 12 Days of St. Patrick’s Day Recipes and Crafts series!!! Do you love Thin Mints?! Check out this yummy Thin Mints Chocolate Cupcakes recipe from Krista at Adventures of Country Divas. I tend to be a huge fan of cupcakes AND of course, of Thin Mints so I’m really excited to try this recipe! You can click here to get the full recipe!

If you’ve missed our other 12 Days of St. Patrick’s Day recipes and crafts, they’re all in the linky below. Enjoy!



Filed Under: St. Patrick's Day Tagged With: Cupcakes, St. Patrick's Day, Thin Mints

Simple Garden Carrot Cupcakes – Chocolate Pudding Filled

March 26, 2014 by Jenni 2,386 Comments

dirt and carrot cupcakes

I’m jumping for joy because we’re on Spring break this week. Although, we had snow yesterday…boo! It’s cold today, but I just know that warmer weather is around the corner. Or at least – it better be! Or else, Mother Nature is fired!!!

To celebrate spring, here are some super simple and fun Carrot Cupcakes! Well, more like carrot garden cupcakes….topped with yummy Oreo dirt and filled with yummy chocolate pudding!

We totally have Spring and Easter on our minds. I just posted these fun Easter Peeps S’Mores the other day! They were a big hit! Okay, now on to this glorious cupcake recipe…the printable is down towards the bottom if you want to print it out and put in your recipe box!

Garden Carrot Cupcakes
(Yield 24 cupcakes)

 

dirt and carrot cupcakes

INGREDIENTS
CAKE:
1 box Chocolate Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil

PUDDING:
1 box Instant Chocolate Pudding
2 cups Milk

ICING:
1 cup Butter softened
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
5 cup Powdered Sugar
4 tbsp Milk

DECORATIONS:
24 Oreos (or 1 bage Mini Oreos) crushed
72 Orange Mike & Ikes
1 package Edible Easter Grass

DIRECTIONS
Make cupcakes according to box directions.
Make Pudding according to box directions.
Cut a small square in the top of each cupcake and remove a chunk from the middle of the cupcake.
Place pudding in zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.

dirt and carrot cupcakes
Pipe pudding into the middle of each cupcake.
Place the top of the “plug” back on each hole.
Cream butter and cocoa together until smooth.
Add in powdered sugar.
Add milk in slowly until frosting reaches right consistency.
Frost each cupcake.
Dust frosting with crushed Oreos.
Cut easter grass into 1″ lengths (these are the grees at the end of the carrots).

dirt and carrot cupcakes
Take a toothpick or skewer and make a hole in the end of each piece of candy and insert some of the greens in each.
Stick several carrots down into the top of each cupcake.
Enjoy!!!

Simple Garden Carrot Cupcakes – Pudding Filled
Author: Jenni
Ingredients
  • CAKE:
  • 1 box Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
  • PUDDING:
  • 1 box Instant Chocolate Pudding
  • 2 cups Milk
  • ICING:
  • 1 cup Butter softened
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 5 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 4 tbsp Milk
  • DECORATIONS:
  • 24 Oreos (or 1 bage MIni Oreos) crushed
  • 72 Orange Mike & Ikes
  • 1 package Edible Easter Grass
Instructions
  1. DIRECTIONS
  2. Make cupcakes according to box directions.
  3. Make Pudding according to box directions.
  4. Cut a small square in the top of each cupcake and remove a chunk from the middle of the cupcake.
  5. Place pudding in zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
  6. Pipe pudding into the middle of each cupcake.
  7. Place the top of the “plug” back on each hole.
  8. Cream butter and cocoa together until smooth.
  9. Add in powdered sugar.
  10. Add milk in slowly until frosting reaches right consistency.
  11. Frost each cupcake.
  12. Dust frosting with crushed Oreos.
  13. Cut easter grass into 1″ lengths (these are the grees at the end of the carrots).
  14. Take a toothpick or skewer and make a hole in the end of each piece of candy and insert som eof the greens in each.
  15. Stick several carrots down into the top of each cupcake.
  16. Enjoy!!!
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  • Fun Breakfast Waffle Tacos
  • Peanut Butter Recipes
  • Rainbow Poke Cupcakes

Filed Under: Recipe Box Tagged With: Cake, Carrot Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Recipes, Spring

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