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Easter Cupcakes

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These delicious and easy Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes that are perfect for spring and Easter dessert tables. 

While I love baking cupcakes, I’ll be honest. I don’t always love decorating cupcakes. 

Thankfully I’m pretty good at finding easy ways to decorate cupcakes. 

Easter Cupcakes

And when I say easy, I do mean easy enough that my eight year old could probably handle. Made with simple ingredients, this is a simple ‘mix together the dry ingredients, mix together the wet ingredients, then combine’ recipe. While these spring cupcakes are made from scratch, they are every bit as easy as a box mix. 

These homemade vanilla cupcakes make perfect Easter Cupcakes, and you can decorate them in a snap. 

How To Decorate Easter Cupcakes

To frost and decorate these Easter cupcakes, I did use a piping bag and a Wilton Grass Icing tip. As you can see, I didn’t exactly perfectly pipe the frosting on as grass. It was more along the “good enough” frosting technique. 

You can skip that step all together if you like, and just spread some frosting on these Easter cupcakes using an offset spatula. I prefer the small, angled offset spatula for this type of frosting. 

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Easy Easter Cupcakes

Then the frosting on these Easter cupcakes is topped with simple Easter candy. I used a variety of different size jelly beans.

Cute and quick Easter cupcakes! But don’t put this recipe away when Easter is over, it’s a solid homemade vanilla cupcake recipe you’ll want to use year round. 

Easter Cupcakes

Make delicious and adorable Easter cupcakes quickly and easy with some green frosting and jelly beans. This vanilla cupcake recipe also makes a great spring cupcake. 
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcake, cupcakes, dessert, easter
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Decorating: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 16 cupcakes
Calories: 390kcal
Author: Christi Johnstone

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 3 egg whites room temperature
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sour cream room temperature
  • 1/2 cup whole milk room temperature

Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt optional
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2-4 tbsp milk half and half or heavy cream as needed
  • Green food coloring
  • Assorted Brach’s Easter candies

Instructions

For the Cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare cupcake pan(s) with 16 cupcake liners.
  • In a large bowl, mix together all dry ingredients together until well combined.
  • Using a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until combined. This mixture may look quite lumpy, don't be alarmed.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined, but do not over mix.
  • Distribute the batter evenly into cupcake papers.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and springy to the touch. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely prior to frosting.

Frosting

  • Using a mixer, beat cream cheese until creamy. Add butter and beat until the two are well combined, approximately two minutes.
  • Add one cup of powdered sugar and salt to the mixture and beat until combined.
  • Add remaining powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating each time until well combined. Add vanilla and beat until combined.
  • Add milk, half and half or cream, one tbsp at a time, until desired texture is reached. Less liquid will give you a thicker frosting, more liquid will give you a thinner frosting.
  • Add 2-3 drops of green food coloring and mix well. If a darker shade of green is desired, add additional food coloring and mix well.
  • Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Top with assorted Brach’s Easter candies.

Nutrition

Calories: 390kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 245mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 595IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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Easter Dessert Ideas

Looking for more Easter dessert ideas? I’ve got you covered! Here are some of my favorite Easter dessert recipes.

Chocolate Malt Ball Cake

Birdsnest Cookies

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Carrot cake cupcake with a bite out of it

Lemon Rolls

Lemon roll on a white plate with a pink background

The Best Carrot Cake Recipe

A close up slice of carrot cake with frosting and carrot hearts

Macaroons

Plate of coconut macaroons

Make Ahead Cinnamon Rolls

I hope your friends and family enjoy these easy Easter cupcakes!

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Brach’s. All opinions however are mine and mine alone.

 

About author Christi Johnstone of Love From The Oven

Christi is the baker, cook, blogger, food photographer, recipe developer and sprinkle lover behind Love From The Oven. As a busy mom, it's important to Christi that her recipes are family-friendly and picky eater approved. In addition to running Love From The Oven, Christi is the author of The My Little Pony Baking Book and Smart Cookie, and the co-author of Peeps-A-Licious.
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  1. Lynn says

    March 13, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    5 stars
    Wow, these were easy and tasted amazing. Big hit, will make again, thanks for the recipes!

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