3ozbittersweet chocolatemelted (or melt with hot coffee)
⅓cupcocoa powder
¾cuphot coffee
¾cupflour
¾cupgranulated sugar
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonbaking soda
6tablespoonsoil
2eggs
2teaspoonswhite vinegar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
+12-16 Mini Cream Eggs
Cream Egg Buttercream:
1cupbutter
2-3Tablespoonsmilk or cream
2teaspoonsvanilla
4-5cupsicing sugar
Yellow food dyeoptional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Whisk the chocolate, cocoa powder, & hot coffee until smooth. Refrigerate while preparing the rest of the cupcake ingredients (minimum 10 minutes).
Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda; set aside.
Take a break to test the quality of the Cream Eggs with any remaining coffee, optional...
Whisk the oil, eggs, vinegar and vanilla extract into the coffee mixture.
Add the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.
Place 1/3 cup of batter in each cupcake liner and bake cupcakes for about 8-10 minutes.
Remove the half-cooked cupcakes from the oven and place a Mini Cream Egg on top of each one. They will sink to the center and melt into the cupcake.
(Adding them in the beginning causes them to completely disintegrate and results in a hard bottom cupcake from the burning of the sugar.)
Bake for an additional 8-12 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean (being careful to avoid the cream egg).
Cool on a cooling rack as you prepare your buttercream frosting.
For the Buttercream:
1. Beat all ingredients (except for the food dye) together until you reach your desired butter-vanilla taste and frosting texture.
2. Remove about 1/2 cup of the buttercream and add a few drops of yellow dye to make the "yolk" frosting.
3. No frosting tip is needed for this cute design. Simply place the frosting in a piping bag, cup off the tip, and make a swirl of white frosting on the cupcakes.
4. Add the yellow frosting to a second piping bag and add a dollop on top of the white frosting for a "yolk." You may need to wet your finger and smooth down the frosting if any "peaks" occur when you pull the piping bag away.
5. Garnish with an additional Mini Cream Egg if desired.