Cadbury Egg Chocolate Cupcakes

About a month before Easter a dear friend of mine sent me this link Cadbury Egg Inside Chocolate Cupcakes. I was intregued. She wanted me to make them and after seeing the picture I heartily agreed. I didn't look at the link any further, but I did pick up 12 Cadbury Eggs before Easter had passed.

This last weekend my friend took me on a wild ride through Trinity County. To thank her for a wonderful trip I decided to make these cupcakes.

This afternoon I looked again at this link and discovered that there is no recipe. After googling Cadbury Egg Chocolate Cupcakes I discovered several fun recipes, but none that I thought was what this link had been trying to convey. So I took matters into my own hands.

In the complete Magnolia Cookbook I found a Devil's food chocolate cupcake recipe and a cream cheese frosting recipe. Then I just placed the Cadbury Eggs inside the batter of each cupcake. Here is my version.

These are very sweet. I think that they are a bit too much. But here is the recipe.

Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cake flour


• 1 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa


• 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking soda


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened


• 1 & 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar


• 1/2 cup sugar


• 3 large eggs, at room temperature


• 1 & 1/2 cups buttermilk


• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees


• Line three 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake papers, set aside


• In a small bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.


• In a large bowl, on medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.


• Add the sugars and beat until fluffy.


• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition


• Add dry ingredients in three parts.


• Alternating with the buttermilk and vanilla.


• With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated, but do not overbeat.


• Using a rubber spatula, scrap down the batter in the bowl, making sure the ingredients are well blended


• Carefully spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling them about three-quarters full.


• Add Cadbury Eggs and spoon a little batter over the tops


• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes


• Let cool for 15 minutes.


• Remove from tins and place on wire rack.


• Frost.

Icing

Ingredients:

• One 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened


• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 2 & 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

Directions:

• In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and cutter until smooth.


• Add vanilla and beat well


• Gradually add the sugar, 1 cup at a time


• Beating continuously until smooth and creamy


• Cover and refrigerate icing for 2 to 3 hours, until thickened.

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