Bake With Me! Dark Chocolate Easter Cupcakes

Hey there everyone! Since it is Easter weekend, I decided to make some really cute and fun cupcakes and share the recipe with you guys. I  thought these would be really from for a family party, or even as a prize for an easter egg hunt, haha. I had such a blast making these, and I hope you guys do to!

Dark Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients:

1 1/8 Cups of all purpose Flour

1/4 Cup of unsweetened cocoa powder

 1 1/4 teaspoons of Baking Soda

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1 large egg

1/2 Cup of light brown sugar

1/2 Cup of granulated white sugar

1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons of whole milk

1/2 cup of unsalted butter melted

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 cupcake paper liners. 

2. To make the cupcakes, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, brown sugar, and white sugar. Whisk in the milk and melted butter. Whisk in the dry ingredients. Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners, filling them about three-quarters of the way full

4. Bake for 15 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the middle of the cupcakes comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes. Using a small spatula or knife, remove the cupcakes from the pan. Continue to cool on a wire rack to room temperature.

5. To make the Buttercream frosting, whisk together 3 cups of confectioners (powdered) sugar and 2 sticks of unsalted butter in a large bowl. Once they are mixed together, scrape down the sides and add in 2 tablespoons or milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. I colored my frosting light green with food coloring to make it look like grass, but this is completely optional. 

6. Once the cupcakes are out of the oven and cooled and the frosting is made, pipe the frosting on the top of a cupcake, place a bunny peep in the middle of it, and two small cadbury eggs on each side.

Enjoy! Xoxo