Carlee's Celebrate Spring Cupcakes

Easy and adorable chocolate cupcakes have a fluffy chocolate filling. A chocolate nest on top of each cupcake contains 3 cute little candy eggs. They're perfect for Easter.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 211 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 2 (3.9 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 tablespoon chocolate sprinkles
• 72 mini chocolate candy-coated Easter eggs
• 0.33333334326744 cup vegetable oil
• 1.25 cups water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

Step 3

Place chocolate cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes.

Step 4

Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 19 to 23 minutes.

Step 6

Allow cupcakes to cool thoroughly.

Step 7

Beat the 2 packages of pudding mix with milk in a bowl using an electric mixer until thickened, about 2 minutes.

Step 8

Beat thawed whipped topping into pudding mixture to make a creamy filling.

Step 9

Spoon about 1 1/2 cup chocolate pudding filling into a pastry bag fitted with a large piping tip.

Step 10

Press the piping tip into the center of each cupcake and fill cupcake with about 1 1/2 tablespoon of pudding mixture.

Step 11

Spoon a heaping tablespoon of remaining pudding mixture about 1 1/2 inches across into the center of each cupcake to make a nest. Press chocolate sprinkles into edges of the nests; place 3 mini chocolate eggs into each nest.