It’s official, Easter’s less than a month away and if I was looking for a another reason (not that I need it) to get baking, this would be it. Seems like the perfect match if you ask me… I love baking + I love chocolate = (insert heart eyes emoji)!
Easter truly would not be Easter if these babies didn’t make an appearance. I have already whipped and eaten (not by myself!) the first of two possibly three batches of these cupcakes. They are some what of a tradition in our household and go hand in hand with hot cross buns. I have been making them for as long as I can remember – thanks Mum for starting me on these little gems!
These cupcakes are a chocolate lovers dream – a caramello egg inside a yummy moist chocolate cupcake topped with plenty of chocolate buttercream and finished with some Easter goodies (just for good measure). Best served and eaten – as soon as possible; or kept under lock and key and given as gifts.
The base of this recipe is my go to chocolate cupcake / muffin recipe, I love how moist, rich and chocolaty it is. It is great on it’s own topped with a few chocolate chips, bite sized (but then you have to eat a couple) or stuffed with a yummy surprise – a mini caramel Easter egg. After Easter when the caramello eggs are no long available – squares of caramel chocolate work a treat as well.
These cupcakes make the perfect Easter gifts too, just imagine how cute they would look nestled in a noodle box amongst some Easter straw and tied up with some pretty ribbon. I think they would be a hit amongst grandparents and if you get your little ones to help, even better!
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 100 grams butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup yoghurt* (approx. 2 pottles)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 mini caramel Easter eggs
- Preheat oven to 200 degree Celsius or 180 degrees fan bake and grease and /or line a 12 hole muffin tin
- Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl
- Melt butter, once cooled add egg, yoghurt, milk, and vanilla mixing until smooth
- Add the above wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined
- 1/2 fill each muffin tin, place an Easter egg in the centre and top with remaining batter
- Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or 15 minutes fan bake
- Cool before icing (I like to use a butter cream) and topping with more Easter goodies
- * I like to use chocolate diary food as it adds to the richness of these cupcakes
- ** If choosing NOT to ice these cupcakes then you can top with chocolate chips before placing in oven
What’s your favourite go to recipe at Easter time?
Caramello Eggs are my all time favourite easter egg, I could just eat them by the bag full! These look lovely, I’ll have to give them a try before Easter. Thank you for linking up with us this week, hope you had a great weekend 🙂
If that’s the case you may have to buy a couple of bags in case a few get consumed (for quality control purposes) along the way 🙂
Happy Baking and Thanks for hosting!! xx
Oh My Goodness Lydia! These looks AMAZING! That is all… now to find some caramel eggs 🙂 x
Oh Maria, you are too kind!
They are pretty scrummy though, caramel chocolate will work just as good (if its easier to find) 🙂 xx
These look super scrummy – where did you source the mini choc bunnies on the top of the muffins from? Also how do you make the icing on the top of the cupcakes look like that? Thanks
Thanks Lori!
The mini chocolate bunnies are just from the supermarket – they are the Lindt brand; as for the icing its a Wilsons 1M nozzle
xx
These look so delicious – and great job with the decorating! Happy Easter!
Oh my!! Thanks for sharing with us at #MMBH, pinned your recipe to our board. 🙂
XOXO
Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
I always love a good cupcake! These look delicious! Thanks for linking up with us for Friday Favorites last week! I’m featuring you over at Simply Sweet Home!
Thank you – they are pretty scrummy xx
These are so cute I just had to feature them in the Friday Favorites Linky Party….share the love and let everyone know you have been featured!! Thanks for linking up to the party!!
http://homemadeandyummy.com/friday-favorites-week-313-easter-egg-hunt/
Aw, thank you! xx