Easter Chick Cupcakes (Printable)

Festive yellow cupcakes decorated as cute Easter chicks with fluffy buttercream, chocolate chip eyes, and orange candy beaks.

# What You Need:

→ Cupcake Batter

01 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
04 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
05 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
06 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
07 - 2 large eggs
08 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
09 - 1/2 cup whole milk

→ Buttercream Frosting

10 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
11 - 2 cups powdered sugar
12 - 2 tablespoons milk
13 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
14 - Yellow gel food coloring

→ Decorations

15 - 24 mini chocolate chips
16 - 12 orange candy-coated chocolates or mini orange jelly beans
17 - 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut

# Directions:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
02 - In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
03 - In a separate large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
04 - Add half the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, followed by the milk, then the remaining dry mix. Mix just until combined, being careful not to overmix.
05 - Divide the batter evenly among cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
06 - Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, alternating with milk. Mix in vanilla and yellow food coloring until the desired shade is reached and frosting is smooth.
07 - Frost the cooled cupcakes generously with yellow buttercream. For a feathery effect, dip frosted tops in shredded coconut. Decorate each cupcake with two mini chocolate chips for eyes and an orange candy for the beak.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The combination of cute and delicious means they disappear twice as fast as regular cupcakes
  • Kids will light up seeing these little faces peering back at them from the dessert table
  • The bright yellow color brings instant sunshine to any spring celebration
02 -
  • Room temperature ingredients blend together much more smoothly than cold ones
  • Overmixing the batter once the flour is added will make tough cupcakes
  • Completely cooled cupcakes are the only kind that can hold up this fluffy frosting
03 -
  • Use a toothpick to transfer tiny dots of frosting to help the candy eyes and beaks stick
  • Warm the frosting slightly in the microwave for 10 seconds if it feels too stiff to pipe

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