These adorable Easter egg nest cupcakes are fun, easy, and too cute to eat.  They are a great Easter treat to make with the kids, with no decorating skills needed. Each cupcake is topped with shredded coconut and a chocolate “nest” which is filled with mini pastel-colored chocolate eggs.   Yum!!!

While I was searching for the edible rainbow (Airheads) a few weeks I found these cute mini Robin eggs in the store for $1.  I bought two boxes but wasn’t sure what to do with them.  Since Easter is around the corner, I thought why not use them to make nest cupcakes. This is a huge deviation from plastic ones I am used to filling with dinosaurs.

So, this year for Easter, I am kicking things up a notch and am adding these chocolate”nest” cupcakes to the menu. Ok, I admit, I love anything chocolate, but the “nest” is super delicious.  It is sweet, salty, and crunchy. Today I am going to show you how to decorate these adorable cupcakes.

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What will you Need to Make the Cupcakes?

These cute cupcakes are one of the easiest treats you can make. However, there are a few steps you have to take before it is ready to be served.  First, you need to make the cupcakes, then the frosting, and lastly the decorations i.e. chocolate “nest” and edible grass.  To make this much easier here are the ingredients/tools you are going to need.

Ingredients/Tools:

• Cupcake recipe – To make these chocolate nest egg cupcakes you can use your favorite cake recipe, but I recommend either my chocolate or vanilla cupcake recipe.  If you like more coconut flavor, try my delicious coconut cake recipe.
  
• Frosting recipe– I recommend using a chocolate frosting recipe for a speck of speck dirt, I have a few recipes in this buttercream guide to choose from. However, if you choose to use frosting for grass, then you can eliminate the chocolate and use vanilla buttercream instead.
  
• Potato sticks– I used Utz potato stixs for this, they are cut really small and are the key to making it look like a real nest.
• Chocolate candy melt or regular chocolate chips– I used Ghiradelli chocolate candy wafers to make the nests because they are easy to melt and were readily available.  However, you can use melted chocolate chips instead.
  
• Shredded coconut/green sprinkles–Colored shredded coconut can be used for grass, however, you can use green sprinkles or green frosting with a grass piping tip.
• Leaf green gel food coloring–You will only need a small amount of leaf green gel food coloring to make grass either with coconut or frosting.
  
• Mini egg easter candy– I used the Easter Whopper mini Robin eggs because they are speckled and Cadbury mini eggs which are pastel-colored but not speckled.
• Muffin pan or small silicone mold– I used the muffin pan to shape the chocolate “nest,” since it is the same size as the cupcake.  But, you can use a silicone mold that’s small than the cupcake to make them as well.
• Spoon/fork– The spoon is used to add the chocolate-covered potatoes to the muffin pan and the fork was used to help remove them from the pan.
• Spatula–Use the spatula to help coat the potatoes.

How to Make the Chocolate Egg Nest

• First, spray the muffin pan.  This step is crucial, or you won’t be able to remove the chocolate from the pan.  Don’t ask me how I know.  Needless to say, I broke a few pieces in the process of making these nests.
• To make the chocolate egg nest melt one cup of chocolate candy melt in 30-second intervals on fifty percent power.  Make sure there are no lumps.  If you are having difficulty melting the candy melts here are some tips and tricks.
• Measure out two cups of potato sticks and place them in a bowl.
• Pour the melted candy melts over the potato sticks.
• Then coat the potato sticks very well until they are all brown in color.
• Then, use a spoon to add the mixture to the muffin pan or silicone mold.
• Push down in the middle of the nest to make room for the Robin or Cadbury eggs.
• Place into the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes until they are completely set. I was able to get four large nests and a smaller nest, however, you can get more if you make them a bit smaller.

How to Make Edible Grass

There are a few ways to make edible grass: (1) using light green sprinkles (2) frosting with a grass tip (in this tutorial I show you how to pipe grass), and (3) shredded coconut.  I used shredded coconut because that’s what I had in the house, but you can use any of the three.

To color the coconut, add a small amount of leaf green edible gel to about half a cup of shredded coconut and mix well. Remember a little bit of gel color goes a long way.  Place into a container until you are ready to assemble cupcakes.

Assembling the Egg Nest Cupcakes

• Start by adding frosting to the cupcake. You may use a spatula or piping tip.  Pipe the frosting around the edge of the cupcake.
• Dip or add the edible grass to the side of the cupcake.
• Place the chocolate egg nest in the center of the cupcake.
• Then add the Robin or Cadbury mini egg candy to the nest.  If you traveling with the cupcake you can use a bit of candy melt to the nest to secure the eggs.
• Finally, I used a combination of the speckled mini egg and the plain eggs in the chocolate nest and I think they turned out really cute.

That’s it for today.  If you like this tutorial let me know by commenting below and don’t forget to share the love.  Until next time happy caking.

Chocolate Nest Egg

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Decorating time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 4 chocolate nest

Equipment

• Muffin pan

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup chocolate candy wafer
• 2 cups potato sticks

Instructions

 

• Spray the muffin pan and measure out the potato sticks.
• Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second intervals at fifty percent power.
• Pour the chocolate over the potato sticks. Mix until combined.
• Use a spoon and add to the muffin pan. Push down the middle to make room for the Cadbury/Robin egg.
• Place into the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes. Remove and use a knife or fork to remove the chocolate nest from the muffin pan.

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