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Easter Basket Cupcakes

SUBMITTED BY: HersheysKitchens.com 

"Turn your favorite cupcakes into Easter Baskets filled with treasures or into Cotton-tailed Bunny Rabbits! The chocolate cupcakes stay deliciously moist and taste like heaven. Covered in sweet Hershey treats, they're a delicious way to celebrate spring!"
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 5 times with an average star rating of 3.8
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  25 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 50 Min
Original recipe yield 33 cupcakes

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup HERSHEY®'S Dutch Processed Cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 (16 ounce) can creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting
  • 3 3/4 cups MOUNDS® Sweetened Coconut Flakes, (tinted)
  • Assorted HERSHEY's Easter Candies:
  • JOLLY RANCHER® Jelly Beans
  • CADBURY® Mini Eggs Candy
  • HERSHEY®'S Candy-Coated Milk Chocolate Eggs
  • HERSHEY®'S KISSES® Milk Chocolates
  • 33 TWIZZLERS® Strawberry Licorice Twists

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.
  2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin), Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.
  3. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
  4. To make Easter baskets, frost each cupcake with vanilla frosting. Immediately make 'nest' on top of each cupcake with tinted coconut; place assorted candy in nests.
  5. For handle, insert wooden pick in each end of strawberry twists; press down into each side of each cupcake, bending to form handle.

FOOTNOTES

  • To tint coconut, combine several drops green food color with 3/4 teaspoon water; add to 1-1/2 cups coconut. Stir until evenly tinted. Repeat using blue, pink or yellow food color.
  • Adults should supervise children when preparing this recipe. Remove wooden picks before serving.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on jun. 21, 2003 by LISEEFRIED 
The cupcakes look wonderful and taste good. I would make my own frosting next time. That is... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on jun. 21, 2003 by STROKEOLUCK7 
This recipe was a huge hit with my daughter's class. The cupcakes were delicious. I must... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on jun. 21, 2003 by MELISSAHEBERT 
These cupcakes are cute, and fun to make. I made 10 dozen for a church bake sale, had them... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 3, 2005 by LINDA MCLEAN 
Both kids and adults loved these little cuties at our Easter gathering. I cheated and used a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 24, 2005 by SMILE4ME74000 
This is a good recipe but why not just use cake mix and icing and then have all your candy... MORE


 
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