Carlee's Celebrate Spring Cupcakes

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

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.
Carlee's Celebrate Spring Cupcakes
Carlee's Celebrate Spring Cupcakes
Carlee's Celebrate Spring Cupcakes
Carlee's Celebrate Spring Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • 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

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