The highly anticipated Cadbury Egg Cupcake recipe is here!!! YAY! Cadbury Egg Cupcakes are giant vanilla cupcakes stuffed with delicious Cadbury creme eggs and topped with a creme egg laced buttercream frosting– the ultimate Easter treat!
Who Loves Creme Eggs?
I was amazed at how much traffic I received from this little sneak peek about a week ago. I was also surprised at how many individuals share my love for sugary, creme filled chocolate eggs.
I can not take credit for this idea nor consider myself a culinary genius. Okay, maybe not a culinary genius, but a Cadbury Creme Egg fanatic.
I pinned a photograph to my Pinterest wall a few months back, however when I went to retrieve it there was no recipe attached. I was waiting for creme eggs to be available and now… they were!
Boxed Cake Short Cuts
The problem solver that I am said “gotta make up a recipe yourself!” The day in question was a busy day and I took the shortcut of using a box cake mix.
First try: cake mix + Cadbury Egg = perfection. It is a rare occasion that a new creation turns out perfect the first time. It is also rare that it is so gosh darn simple.
This was cause for celebration therefore these monstrous creme filled cakes were consumed with a bottle of rose bubbly.
Cadbury Creme Buttercream Icing
I mean, these are stuffed with a whole Cadbury Egg, but then we went and topped them with a delicious buttercream frosting gently folded with the creme.
The frosting in a true bakery style buttercream, meaning that it is made from both shortening and butter. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and a touch of milk for texture and you get the smooth, frothy frosting you only get at bakeries.
The first time I tried this, I tossed in roughly chopped up eggs, but the result was a weird gray and the bits of chocolate wouldn’t fit through some of the piping tips. I also didn’t get any of the creme colors to pull through.
So the second attempt I made the frosting completely and then folded in just the creme by hand with a few wrist swirls, but not not so many that I lost the streams of yellow.
Ingredients
Using a box mix and a handful of other ingredients, you’ll have these cadbury creme egg cupcakes ready in no time!
- Box vanilla cake mix – You can use wither yellow or white. But you’ll also need the ingredients to make the cake.
- Cadbury Eggs – You will need 24 of these eggs altogether for both the cupcakes and frosting.
- Unsalted butter – I prefer using unsalted butter to control the salt content, but you can use salted as well. This will act as part of the base for our frosting.
- Shortening – When making frosting, I like to use a combination of shortening and butter, but you can use all butter if you prefer.
- Powdered sugar – This is what gives us the sweet factor to our buttercream, but also provides structure.
- Vanilla – I used clear vanilla to keep the frosting white, but you can use pure vanilla extract as well.
- Fine sea salt – Only add this if you used unsalted butter. Too much salt will make this a very salty frosting.
- Milk – I like how just a little bit of milk provides a little creaminess and also the right consistency to this frosting.
How to Make Cadbury Egg Cupcakes
With a box cake mix and some Easter candy, you’ll love how easy it is to make these cupcakes.
- Unwrap and freeze Cadbury Eggs. It is easier to unwrap them before than after freezing. this ensures they don’t complete melt while baking.
- Make cake mix. Prepare boxed cake mix according to package directions or make your own homemade cake mix. Preheat oven according to package directions.
- Add batter and eggs to liners. Line cupcake pan with extra large muffin liners. Fill each half way with cake batter and then a frozen egg.
- Cover eggs with batter. Spoon another small amount of cake batter over the top of each to coat.
- Bake according to package directions. Due to the centers being hollow with Cadbury Eggs you won’t need to bake for longer even though the overall cupcake is larger. Remove when tops are lightly browned and spring back when touched. Due to the center being filled, a toothpick test will not be an accurate indicator.
- Allow to cool. Allow cupcakes to cool completely while you make the frosting.
- Beat butter and shortening. Beat together the butter and shortening until well combined and frothy.
- Mix in remaining ingredients. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and milk. Mix until light and fluffy.
- Add creme filling to frosting. Scoop Cadbury creme filling from the eggs, gently and by hand, fold in creme filling.
- Pipe on frosting. Frost generously with an offset spatula or filling a frosting bag with frosting and using a large round tip, frost cupcakes.
- Top with egg halves. Using a sharp knife, split the remaining eggs in half. Top each cupcake a Cadbury Egg halve.
Variations
There are plenty of ways you can make these cadbury egg cupcakes your own. Here are a few ideas.
- Chocolate cupcakes – Instead of using a vanilla cake mix, try using chocolate to really bring out the flavor of those chocolate eggs.
- Candy – Try using a different Easter treat on top. You can use the cadbury mini eggs, jelly beans or even peeps to make a different festive treat.
- Homemade cupcakes – If you’re not a fan of using boxed cake mixes, try using your favorite homemade cake mix instead.
Storage and Freezing
As with any cake, it is best enjoyed within 2 days of baking, but they will last up to 5.
How to Store Cadbury Egg Cupcakes
Store covered at room temperature until ready to eat. Buttercream frosting will set a bit, but it perfectly fine to eat.
Can I Freeze Cadbury Egg Cupcakes?
Yes- this is my favorite thing to do! You can also wrap the cupcakes individually, unfrosted, in plastic wrap. It will take about 20 minutes at room temperature to thaw.
More Easter Dessert Ideas
When most people think of Easter food, they think of ham. But we can’t forget about all of the delicious Easter desserts!
Lemon Poke Cake
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
EASY Fruit Pizza
Cadbury Egg Cupcakes with Whipped Cadbury Creme Buttercream
Ingredients
Cadbury Egg Cupcakes:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix ,and ingredients to make the cake
- 12 large Cadbury Eggs , divided and frozen
Cadbury Creme Buttercream Frosting:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon clear vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 12 Cadbury Eggs
Instructions
Make Cupcakes:
- Unwrap and freeze 12 Cadbury Eggs. It is easier to unwrap them before than after freezing.
- Prepare boxed cake mix according to package directions or make your own homemade cake mix. Preheat oven according to package directions.
- Line cupcake pan with extra large muffin liners. Fill each half way with cake batter and then a frozen egg.
- Spoon another small amount of cake batter over the top of each to coat.
- Bake according to package directions. Due to the centers being hollow with Cadbury Eggs you won’t need to bake for longer even though the overall cupcake is larger. Remove when tops are lightly browned and spring back when touched. Due to the center being filled, a toothpick test will not be an accurate indicator.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
Buttercream Frosting:
- Beat together the butter and shortening until well combined and frothy.
- Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and milk. Mix for 2-3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Scoop Cadbury creme filling from 6 of the eggs, gently and by hand, fold in creme filling. It should only take 2-3 strokes to get thick streaks.
- Frost generously with an offset spatula or filling a frosting bag with frosting and using a large 1A round tip, frost cupcakes.
- Using a sharp knife, split the remaining 6 eggs in half. Top each cupcake a Cadbury Egg halve.
- If you've tried this recipe come back to let us know how it was in the comments or ratings.
Notes
Nutrition
A great surprise in these fun cupcakes!
What a great idea with Easter coming up! The kids are going to love this sweet surprise 🙂
I’m a big fan of the mini cadbury eggs and tolerate the big ones. But maybe in the middle of a cupcake, it would be great! Pinning. Thanks so much for sharing at our Easter party at Saturday Dishes.
Thank you for having me!
Let me know how they turn out!
Yum- cant wait to try this.