Easter cupcakes recipe

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Easter cupcakes recipe

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This easy Easter cupcake recipe starts with our foolproof Chocolate Chunk Muffin Mix, so most of the work is already done for you. Add a swirl of white chocolate buttercream and decorate with Speckled Eggs, and you’ve got an easy-but-impressive family treat to enjoy over the long weekend.
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This easy Easter cupcake recipe starts with our foolproof Chocolate Chunk Muffin Mix, so most of the work is already done for you. Add a swirl of white chocolate buttercream and decorate with Speckled Eggs, and you’ve got an easy-but-impressive family treat to enjoy over the long weekend.
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45MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
6
1 pack
(300 g)
M&S chocolate chunk muffin mix
2
M&S free range medium eggs
25 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, melted
20 g
vegetable oil
75 ml
M&S Remarksable Value semi-skimmed milk
For the icing
100 g
M&S white cooking chocolate, roughly chopped
140 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, softened
140 g
icing sugar
1 tsp
vanilla bean paste
To decorate
50 g
M&S speckled eggs
50 g
M&S milk cooking chocolate, shaved

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
630kcal
Fat
40.1 g
Saturates
24.8 g
Sugars
52.7 g
Salt
258.2 mg
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step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6. Line a 6‑hole muffin tray with deep muffin cases. Add the dry muffin mix (1 pack) to a bowl (reserve the chocolate chunks that come in the box), then whisk in the eggs (2), melted butter (25 g), vegetable oil (20 g) and milk (75 ml). Whisk for 1–2 minutes until smooth. Stir through the chocolate chunks and divide the mixture evenly between the cases.
step 2
Bake for 20 minutes, or until the muffins spring back when pressed. Leave to cool in the tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
step 3
For the icing, melt the white chocolate (100 g) in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water, then leave to cool slightly. Beat the butter (140 g) until pale and creamy, drizzle in the cooled chocolate, then add the icing sugar (140 g) in three additions, beating well after each. Stir through the vanilla paste (1 tsp) until smooth.
step 4
Once the muffins are cool, use an ice cream scoop or large spoon to add a generous dollop of icing to each one. Make a small dip in the centre of the icing with a teaspoon, nestle in two speckled eggs (50 g) and finish with a sprinkle of shaved milk chocolate (50 g) to create a nest effect.
step 4 Once the muffins are cool, use an ice cream scoop or large spoon to add a generous dollop of icing to each one. Make a small dip in the centre of the icing with a teaspoon, nestle in two speckled eggs (50 g) and finish with a sprinkle of shaved milk chocolate (50 g) to create a nest effect.

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