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Easter Bird's Nest Cupcakes

Leigh Walkup
These simple Easter Bird Nest Cupcakes take 3 minutes to prepare! You start with a store-bought frosted cupcake and turn it into these adorable treats that look perfect on your Easter table.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • Store-bought vanilla frosted cupcakes you'll find these in the bakery section of your grocery store
  • 1 bag Sweetened flaked coconut toasted
  • 1 bag Bag of Mini Cadburgy Eggs
  • 1 Package of Peeps Bunnies

Instructions
 

  • We like to toast the coconut, but you don't have to. However, it just takes a few minutes and adds a deeper flavor.
  • We try to find plain white frosted cupcakes however, if they have sprinkles, no big deal! Just take a knife and remove a thin layer of the frosting from the top, removing the sprinkles. If you don't get them all, it's OK; they will just mix in with the frosting and be hidden by the coconut.
  • Then, just smooth the frosting out with your knife and make the top a bit flat.
  • Sprinkle the coconut all over the frosting.
  • Take your bunny Peep, cut it right below the nose with scissors, and discard the bottom part of the Peep. Place it in the middle of your cupcake and press down a bit so it will stick. Then, place two mini eggs in front of the bunny.

Notes

  • The number of cupcakes you purchase will determine how many Peeps, mini eggs and coconut you need. We toasted 2 cups of coconut, and it made 12 cupcakes. 
  • You can easily do this with white frosted chocolate cupcakes, too. 
Keyword Birds Nest Cupcakes, Easter Cupcakes, Store Bought Cupcakes
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