Birds nest cupcakes

These sweet Easter-inspired cupcakes are dusted in cocoa icing and decorated with Red Tulip birds eggs.

Recipe «Birds nest cupcakes» presented in category Recipes / Desserts, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 125g butter, chopped, 1/2 cup caster sugar, 1 tsp vanilla essence, 1 1/4 cups self-raising flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder , 1/2 cup milk, 1 cup icing sugar mixture, 2 tbsp cocoa powder , 20g soft butter, 110g pkt Red Tulip birds eggs, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp hot water, 12-16 chocolate finger biscuits, chopped.

Ingredients:

• 125g butter, chopped 
• 1/2 cup caster sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla essence 
• 1 1/4 cups self-raising flour 
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder 
• 1/2 cup milk 
• 1 cup icing sugar mixture 
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder 
• 20g soft butter 
• 110g pkt Red Tulip birds eggs 
• 2 eggs 
• 1 tbsp hot water 
• 12-16 chocolate finger biscuits, chopped 

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C or 160C fan-forced. Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper cases. Using electric beaters, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
2. Sift the flour and cocoa over butter mixture and add the milk. Fold in until just combined. Spoon into the paper cases, dividing evenly. Bake for 20 mins or until they spring back to a gentle touch. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
3. To make icing, sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl and add butter. Pour the hot water onto the butter and stir to combine. Spread over cakes. To decorate, top with chopped chocolate fingers to look like a nest and put an egg in the middle.