Easter Nests recipe

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Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 ¼ cups water
½ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (10 ounce) package sweetened flaked coconut
1 (16 ounce) can prepared chocolate frosting
1 cup egg-shaped chocolate candies (such as peanut M&Ms®), or as needed

Nutrition Info

291 calories
carbohydrate: 35.5 g
cholesterol: 23.8 mg
fat: 16.4 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 3.1 g
saturatedFat: 6.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 229.1 mg
sugar: 25.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.

  2. Beat cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, on low speed until mixture is moistened, 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat until batter is smooth, 2 more minutes. Fill prepared cupcake cups about 2/3 full with batter.

  3. Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 23 minutes. Remove cupcakes from oven and turn oven heat up to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Let cupcakes cool.

  4. Spread coconut into a large, shallow baking pan or onto a baking sheet, toast in the hot oven until coconut is golden brown, about 7 minutes. Cool.

  5. Cut a piece out of the top of each cupcake to leave a hollow depression about 1/2 inch deep and 1 1/2 inches across. Discard cut-out portions. Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting and cover frosting with toasted coconut. Place 3 egg-shaped candies in the small depression on top of each cupcake.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen cupcakes

Recipe Note

These Easter egg nest cupcakes are a hit. Everyone loves them!

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