These mini eggs Easter cupcakes use my favorite deliciously moist vanilla bean cupcake recipe and a lovely buttercream topped with chocolate mini eggs. These would make a pretty centrepiece for your Easter table.
Vanilla Bean Cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup nearly boiling water
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
seeds from 2 vanilla beans
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. Sift together dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl or stand mixer.
3. Add oil, water and milk and mix for one minute at medium speed.
4 Add eggs, vanilla extract and vanilla seeds and mix together for another minute. The batter will be thin.
5. Put cupcake liners into tin and fill about half full with mixture.
6. Bake for approximately 18 – 25 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
7. Cool and decorate with vanilla buttercream.
Makes approximately 24 – 36 cupcakes
Vanilla Buttercream
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 – 4 cups confectioners sugar
3 – 4 tbsp whole milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Directions:
1. In a large bowl beat the butter until creamy.
2. Add three cups of the sugar, one cup at a time, beating on medium speed. Scrape sides of bowl as needed.
3. Add three tablespoons of the milk and the vanilla extract and beat for a few minutes until light and fluffy.
4. If your buttercream is too thick, add the remainder of the milk and beat again until the correct consistency.
5. If your buttercream is too thin, add the remainder of the sugar and beat again until the correct consistency.
6. Decorate your cupcakes as desired.
Enjoy!
Hi! Stopping by from the Merry Monday Linky Party. Your cupcakes look so yummy! I’ve pinned this recipe for later use. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for visiting Ashley! Have a great week.
These look great and a neat idea for Easter. Thanks for sharing at Good Morning Mondays. Blessings
These look so cute and yummy! I actually have a bunch of vanilla beans I need to use up, so I’ll definitely try your cupcake recipe.
I also wanted to invite you to a link party I host every Thursday on my blog. If you’re interested I’d love for you to stop by sometime and share some of your projects, Debbie! Hope you’re having a great week!
Thanks for the invitation Amy! Have a lovely week.
Yum, these look really great!
Thanks Valerie. They are yummy!
These cupcakes are so pretty and look delicious! Thanks for sharing at my link up. I hope you link up again! The new link up will go live on Friday at 9 am MST.
Lory xo
Adorable and look yummy!! Pinning it!!
Thanks for visiting Jamie!
I shared these on my blog today in a round-up from Wake Up Wednesday! Thanks for sharing them!
Simple but delicious! Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness link party 🙂
These look wonderful and the recipe sounds amazing! I just wanted to let you know that I’m featuring them at this week’s link party! http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2015/03/a-little-bird-told-me-link-party-133.html
Thanks so much Jennifer! Have a lovely week.