Easter Chick Cupcakes
Maybe the cutest easter cupcakes ever and it doesn't hurt that they're delicious!
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 215g
- 1 cup sugar 200g
- 1/4 tsp baking soda 1g
- 1 tsp baking powder 4g
- 3/4 cup salted butter 170g
- 3 egg whites
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract 15mL
- 1/2 cup sour cream 120ml
- 1/2 cup milk 120ml
For the Buttercream:
- 6 cups confectioner’s sugar 66og
- 1 cup softened butter 225g
- 1/4 cup heavy cream 60mL
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 175g
For the Chicks
- 2 cups fondant
- 8 drops yellow food coloring
- 2 drops orange food coloring
- 1 tsp dark sprinkles
Instructions
To Make the Cupakes
- Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Mix in all of the wet ingredients.
- Using a stand mixer slowly add in the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix until combined.
- Pour into papered cupcake pan and bake at 350F for about 15-20 minutes.
For the Buttercream
- In a small bowl melt the cream and chocolate then set aside to cool.
- Cream the butter until light and fluffy
- Add the confectioners' sugar in while mixing and an then add the cream in. Mix until smooth.
- Separate about a 1/4 of the buttercream into a bowl and beat with the room temperature melted chocolate. Add to a piping bag fitted with a 133 tip.
- Color the remaining mixture with green food coloring and add to a piping bag fitted with a 133 tip.
For the Chicks
- Add orange food coloring to about 2 tbsp of the fondant and fold until mixed in. Roll out to an 1/8 inch thickness and cut into small diamonds. lightly impress a line across the short end of the diamond and fold to a right angle.
- Add yellow food coloring to about 1 3/4 cups of the fondant and fold until mixed in. Take about a teaspoon of the yellow fondant and roll into a sphere.
- Add two dark sprinkles to the head for the eyes then add the beak. You can brush a small amount of water onto any area that is not sticking.
- Pipe the grass using the green buttercream and a 133 tip. Pipe a nest on top using the chocolate buttercream and a 133 tip. Place two to three chicks in each nest and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake Calories: 293kcal Carbohydrates: 42g Protein: 2.2g Fat: 13g Saturated Fat: 2.2g Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.8g Monounsaturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 56mg Sodium: 202mg Potassium: 40mg Fiber: 0.2g Sugar: 31g Vitamin A: 80IU Calcium: 36mg Iron: 0.8mg