How to Make Large Malteser Easter Egg

Easter Nests

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Recipe Summary Easter Nests

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

Ingredients | Large Malteser Easter Egg

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

Directions

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Info | Large Malteser Easter Egg

prep: 30 mins cook: 25 mins additional: 1 hr total: 1 hr 55 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 2 dozen cupcakes

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