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| Nutrition Facts | ||
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Serving Size 1 (75g) Recipe makes 24 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: chocolate eggs |
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| Calories 314 | ||
| Calories from Fat 120 | (38%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 13.4g | 20% | |
| Saturated Fat 2.4g | 11% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 4.6g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 5.8g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 26mg | 8% | |
| Sodium 236mg | 9% | |
| Potassium 45mg | 1% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 46.6g | 15% | |
| Dietary Fiber 0.4g | 1% | |
| Sugars 33.1g | ||
| Protein 2.0g | 3% | |
Surprise Easter Cupcakes
By: Aunt Paula
Mar 17, 2004
The surprise is a chocolate egg baked inside the cupcake! Yum! These cupcakes are so pretty, especially when you ice them with pastel colors for Easter or Spring. I got this from an old Woman's World magazine.
SERVES 24
Ingredients
- 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup oil, for the cake mix
- 24 paper baking cups
- 24 vanilla wafers
- 24 small solid chocolate eggs, unwrapped
- 2 (16 ounce) cans vanilla frosting (or your own)
- food coloring
- sugar crystals or candy sprinkles
Directions
1
Preheat oven according to cake mix package.2
Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners.3
Place 1 vanilla wafer in bottom of each.4
Prepare cake mix according to box.5
Fill cups halfway with batter.6
Place chocolate egg in center of each cup.7
Top with remaining batter.8
Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden.9
Cool, completely.10
Tint frosting with food coloring as desired.11
Frost cupcakes and decorate with sugar or sprinkles.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: Baby Chevelle
On Mar 30, 2008
What a great idea!! Nice and tasty surprise inside!!! Bought some Butterfinger eggs after Easter sale, 75% off, love that, and put those in there, everyone loved them ! Thanks for the new twist on old recipe!
From: pha
On Mar 25, 2008
The young people at Easter Brunch were surprised by the chocolate inside. They seemed to really enjoy them-anyway all were left for later so the kids could enjoy, except three. One was for me and two for my sweet-tooth husband. We thought they were pretty good. To think when my kids were growing up cupcakes were made from scratch. These are easy using a box recipe. Thanks.
From: Amanda Beth
On Apr 10, 2004
These are great! I made them to take into work for Easter. The only fault I have with the recipe is that the eggs don't stay upright in the batter. But who cares? The center is gooey chocolate, and is wonderful. My son loves them. This will be a year-round treat, not just for Easter! I'd imagine the recipe would work just as well with Hershey's Kisses. Thanks for a great recipe!
From: M. Joan
On May 23, 2004
Thanks for a great recipe, Aunt Paula. I made the cupcakes for Easter, but used a Devils Food cake mix. (Chocolate was the grandkids request.) I've made the yellow, too, and is my personal favorite! The "Nilla" wafer is a must, as it keeps the chocolate egg from coming out of the bottom of the cupcake. I just made the chocolate cupcakes for a graduation party and no Easter eggs available, so I cut up Reese's peanut butter cups in small wedges and added those. Yum!
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