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a bird's nest cupcake on a white plate
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Bird's Nest Cupcakes

These Bird's Nest Cupcakes start with your favorite cupcake, topped with a chocolate frosting and toasted coconut nest, and filled with candy coated chocolate eggs. They are the perfect dessert for spring and Easter!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Author Meghan

Equipment

  • 1 disposable pastry bag with medium-sized round tip

Ingredients

  • 12 cupcakes
  • 1 can chocolate frosting
  • 3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
  • 36 candy coated chocolate eggs such as Cadbury brand

Instructions

  • Toast the shredded coconut in a medium skillet over medium/high heat. Transfer it to a shallow dish or plate, and let cool completely.
  • Level the cupcake tops, if necessary, with a small paring knife.
  • Lightly frost each cupcake with a thin layer of chocolate frosting.
    a cupcake covered with chocolate frosting
  • Using a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip, pipe a ring or two of chocolate frosting around the top edge of each cupcake to form the border of the nest.
    a ring of chocolate frosting piped on a cupcake
  • Sprinkle a large amount of toasted coconut over each cupcake, gently pressing it into the chocolate frosting. Shake off the excess.
    toasted coconut on top of chocolate frosting on a cupcake to look like a bird's nest
  • Place 3 candy eggs inside each nest. You may choose to do all 1 color or 3 different colors.
    candy coated chocolate eggs inside a toasted coconut nest on a cupcake
  • Store the cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature until serving.

Notes

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