Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes Recipe for Easter

This Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes recipe is a fun Easter dessert to make for your guests.

Cadbury Creme Eggs are a nice treat to have once or twice a year even though they are sold all year round now. To me, these cupcakes with Cadbury creme eggs inside are a delicious Easter treat, so I don’t eat them all year round.

The Easter Bunny

Have you ever wondered why the Easter Bunny brings us chocolate eggs and not an Easter Chicken? We know rabbits don’t lay eggs, so why a bunny and not a chick? It’s hard to really say as there are a few stories. Easter is a religious holiday but some traditions are more pagan traditions. Spring represents new life and rebirth, which was represented by eggs. Jesus rose from the dead around this time so the eggs came to represent the event.

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The Easter Bunny dates back centuries, he is like the Santa Claus of springtime. He hops down the bunny trail leaving colourful eggs in baskets for kids to find indoors and outdoors. Want to make your own basket? Check out these Easter basket ideas for kids.

How to make cadbury creme egg cupcakes

If you are looking for a recipe for Easter cupcakes with Cadbury eggs look no further. This Cadbury Creme Egg cupcakes recipe has a layer of ganache and buttercream frosting making it the perfect chocolate lover’s delight. You can also make this chocolate cupcakes recipe with any other treats of your choosing.

Since this recipe is for creme egg filled cupcakes, you want to make sure the eggs are chilled before adding them to the batter. You will want to make sure the Cadbury cream egg is covered with batter to help preserve the egg and not have it completely melt. When you add the egg, lay it on its side so there is less to cover. Make sure the cupcake batter is fairly thick to keep the cream egg from moving about.

If you need more surprise inside cupcake recipes check out this Breakable Egg Recipe, 11 Easter Recipes That Call for Cadbury Eggs, or Stuffed Chocolate Easter Eggs.

Recipe for cadbury creme egg cupcakes

There is actually a Cadbury egg in each cupcake, so just add your favourite flavour. A batch will definitely not last long as these Easter cupcakes are extremely gooey and overloaded in sweetness! This Cadbury Creme Eggs cupcakes recipe will make a perfect treat for an Easter family gathering.

Chocolate Cupcakes Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temp
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• 1/4 Tbsp salt
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup milk, whole
• 12 Cadbury Eggs

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a cupcake tin with paper liners. In a microwave safe bowl, melt semi-sweet chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of milk for about 1 minute, stirring half way. Stir until chocolate chips are melted. Set to the side

Cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Now add the eggs and vanilla, and beat until combined. Take the cooled melted chocolate and add to the creamed butter.

Begin to whisk the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, flour, baking powder, salt, and chocolate cocoa. Add the dry mix into the wet ingredients slowly alternating with adding the milk while mixing with a hand or standing mixer. Scoop batter into prepared cupcake tin, filling a little up to 3/4 of the way

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Take your Cadbury eggs and place them in the centre pushing it downs the cake mix covers it. Bake for 23-26 minutes, checking by testing with a toothpick should be cake free. Allow to cool for 1 minute in the pan, then transfer to a cooling rack.

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Chocolate Ganache Ingredients

• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Chocolate Ganache Directions

In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips with the heavy cream for about 1 minute, stirring half way. Stir until smooth and all chocolate chips have melted.

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Dip the cupcake in the bowl of ganache lightly twisting in motion to cover the whole area. Allow the chocolate cupcakes to cool before frosting.

Chocolate buttercream ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup or cocoa powder
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cups heavy cream

How to make a chocolate buttercream frosting

Beat the softened butter on its own until smooth. Add coca chocolate and powdered sugar alternately with heavy cream until a smooth, thick texture. If frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream, if too thin, add more powdered sugar.

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Use a piping bag fitted with a medium sized tip of your choice to frost, or cut the corner off a gallon size zip-top bag filled with the frosting.

How To Frost a cupcake

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Place the cupcake on a flat surface in front of you. Grasp the pastry bag from the top pushing the frosting down as you slide your hand down the pastry bag. Once you start to see frosting come out of the dip twist the top of the pastry bag tight. Use a clip or a rubber band to secure the bag.

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Now begin to frost the cupcake going around in one smooth motion do not stop! Once you have completed the first circle begin the second one onto the first one as shown below.

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Continue this process until you have covered the whole area. Now make a small peak at the top similar to how you would serve frozen yogurt a wee little twist and bam there it is a perfect frosted cupcake like a pro! 

Cupcake Toppings

Drizzle with fudge or caramel, you can also sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles or even more chocolate chips. The more the better!

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Cadbury Cream Egg Cupcakes Recipe

Lyne Proulx

This Cadbury Creme Egg cupcakes recipe has a layer of ganache and buttercream frosting making it the perfect Easter chocolate treat!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Frosting 15 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Canadian

Servings 12 cupcakes

Calories 791 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Cupcake tin with paper liners
• bowls
• Toothpick
• 1 Cooling rack
• 1 Piping bag fitted with a medium sized tip

Ingredients

  

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Chocolate Cupcakes

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs room temp
• 1 Tbs vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• 1/4 Tbs salt
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup milk whole
• 12 Cadbury Eggs

Chocolate Ganache

• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cups heavy cream

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare a cupcake tin with paper liners
• In a microwave safe bowl, melt semi-sweet chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of milk for about 1 minute, stirring half way. Stir until chocolate chips are melted. Set to the side
• Cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Now add the eggs and vanilla, and beat until combined.
• Take the cooled melted chocolate and add to the creamed butter
• Begin to whisk the dry ingredients in a separate bowl, flour, baking powder, salt, and chocolate cocoa.
• Add the dry mix into the wet ingredients slowly alternating with adding the milk while mixing with a hand or standing mixer.
• Scoop batter into prepared cupcake tin, filling a little up to 3/4 of the way
• Take your Cadbury eggs and place them in the center pushing it downs the cake mix covers it
• Bake for 23-26 minutes, checking doneness by testing with a toothpick should be cake free
• Allow to cool for 1 minute in the pan, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Chocolate Ganache

• In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips with the heavy cream for about 1 minute, stirring half way.
• Stir until smooth and all chocolate chips have melted.
• Dip the cupcake in the bowl of ganache lightly twisting in motion to cover the whole area .
• Allow the cupcakes to cool before frosting.

Chocolate Buttercream

• Beat the softened butter on its own until smooth.
• Add coca chocolate and powdered sugar alternately with heavy cream until a smooth, thick texture.
• If frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream, if too thin, add more powdered sugar.
• Use a piping bag fitted with a medium sized tip of your choice to frost, or cut the corner off a gallon size zip-top bag filled with the frosting.

How to Frost a cupcake

• Place the cupcake on a flat surface in front of you. Grasp the pastry bag from the top pushing the frosting down as you slide your hand down the pastry bag. Once you start to see frosting come out of the dip twist the top of the pastry bag tight. Use a clip or a rubber band to secure the bag.
• Now begin to frost the cupcake going around in one smooth motion do not stop!
• Once you have completed the first circle begin the second one onto the first one as shown below.
• Continue this process until you have covered the whole area. Now make a small peak at the top similar to how you would serve frozen yogurt a wee little twist and bam there it is a perfect frosted cupcake like a pro!

Toppings

• Drizzle with fudge or caramel, you can also sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles or even more chocolate chips. The more the better!

Nutrition

Calories: 791kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 8gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 28gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 212mgPotassium: 446mgFiber: 7gSugar: 64gVitamin A: 1068IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 5mg

Keyword Cadbury Cream egg cupcakes, Cadbury Cream Eggs, Chocolate buttercream, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate frosting, chocolate ganache, Easter cupcakes, how to frost a cupcake

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