This is a super cute and easy Easter cupcake recipe!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword carrot, chocolate, cupcake, easter
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 18 minutesminutes
Total Time 33 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Calories 324kcal
Author Michelle
Ingredients
1cupall-purpose flour
¼cupcocoa powder
1tspbaking soda
½tspsalt
1cupssugar
1large egg
1tspvanilla extract
½cupvegetable oil
½cupbuttermilk
½cuphot water
For the decorations:
Ready-made chocolate buttercream/frostingor, your favorite recipe for chocolate frosting!
1cuporange candy melts
4tbspwhite candy melts
Green sprinkles
Instructions
Line a muffin tin with muffin cups and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a stand mixer, mix sugar and egg until creamy. Continue mixing and add vanilla extract and oil.
Start adding your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients in parts, alternating with your buttermilk. Continue mixing until well-combined and then add your hot water.
Fill each section of your muffin tin about halfway. Bake for 18-23 minutes or until the cupcakes pass the toothpick test.
Before decorating, allow for the cupcakes to cool completely.
Melt your orange and white candy melts (separately) and scoop into a piping bag. On wax paper, pipe out miniature carrots. Use the white candy melts for the “leaves” of the carrots and sprinkle with your green sprinkles. Allow to set.
Once cupcakes are cool, frost each cupcake with chocolate frosting. Place candy carrot on top.