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Easter Malt Cupcakes

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Easter Malt Cupcakes

By Erin

Easter Malt Cupcakes are a perfect addition to your Easter celebrations. Hop into Easter with these cute and delicious cupcakes! Great for spring and Easter gatherings. They’re a nice little sweet treat to indulge in too.

Easter Malt Cupcakes

Ingredients

Makes 18 Cupcakes

1 box of french vanilla cake mix cake mix

3 large eggs room temp 

1/2 Cup of softened unsalted sweet cream butter

1 Cup whole milk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 and line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.

Using a large bowl, beat until combined the cake mix, eggs, milk and butter.

Fill the cupcake liners ¾ full. 

Bake in the oven for 21 minutes or until the tops are lightly golden brown.

Allow the cupcakes to cool completely on the counter before frosting. 

Frosting Ingredients 

2 Cups unsalted sweet cream butter, softened

4 Cups powdered sugar

2 tsp vanilla 

6-10 TBSP heavy whipping cream

2 large piping bags with wide star tip 

1 – 8oz bag of easter shimmery whopper eggs, divided 

1 package of wilton easter bunny icing transfer 

Easter Malt Cupcakes with Bunny

Directions

Using a ziplock bag, crush up half of the whopper eggs. 

Using a stand mixer, combine the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form. 

Scoop half of the vanilla frosting into 1 piping bag.

Beat in the crushed whopper eggs into the remaining icing. 

Scoop into the second piping bag. 

Decorating the cupcakes : 

Using the vanilla piping bag, pipe a ring of frosting around the top of the cupcake. 

Using the whopper frosting piping bag, pipe a dollop of frosting on top of the vanilla frosting. 

Place a few shimmery easter whopper eggs on top and place the bunny icing transfer next to the eggs. 

Easter Malt Cupcakes are ready to eat and enjoy!

Happy Easter!

Need some more fun Easter Ideas?

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Lilac Bunny Soap

Lilac Bunny Soap for Easter

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Lilac Bunny Soap for Easter

By Erin

*Horsing Around in LA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com*

Lilac Bunny Soap makes for some clean Spring Break fun! These handmade bunny shaped soaps made with lilac fragrance oil make a great candy alternative for Easter baskets. Or a nice gift for friends, family, and neighbors (or a really nice treat for yourself to enjoy!)

Lilac Bunny Soap

Supplies:

Lilac Bunny Soap Materials
Lilac Bunny Soap Soap Cubes
  • Bunny mold – available at Walmart in easter baking aisle
  • Microwave safe measuring cup with spout
  • Wooden craft stick for stirring
  • Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol

Instructions:

  • Cut soap base into 1×1 inch cubes and place into measuring cup.
  • Add a small amount of rubbing alcohol and the mica to a small bowl and stir well until fully combined.
  • Heat soap base in microwave for about 15-20 seconds and stir well. It should all be melted, but if not, heat for another 5-10 seconds.
  • Add liquified mica and fragrance oil. Stir well.
  • Pour into mold.
  • Let set for about 30 minutes.

If gifting then wrap them in small cellophane bags with paper grass. Perfect Easter gift or filler to add to an Easter Basket!

Happy Easter!!

Easter Egg Hot Cocoa Bombs

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Easter Egg Hot Cocoa Bombs

By Erin

 *Horsing Around in LA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com*

Easter is coming quick and I’ve been looking for a unique and tasty addition to add to my niece’s Easter Basket. These Easter Hot Cocoa Bombs are perfect! It is a fun DIY project too. Have you tried making hot cocoa Bombs yet? I promise you they are actually pretty easy to make. To make these hot cocoa bombs with an Easter twist I used pink candy melts and an egg shaped mold, but you could use any color you wish. I chose pink because it is my niece’s favorite color! These would also make great gifts for family, friends, and neighbors.

Supplies/Ingredients:

  • 6 tbsp hot cocoa mix powder
  • 8 oz pink vanilla flavored candy melts
  • 1-2 oz white vanilla flavored candy melts
  • ½ cup mini marshmallows
  • Easter egg sprinkles https://amzn.to/31fxQau
  • Egg shaped mold https://amzn.to/3lNcoCQ
  • Large plate, measuring cups, measuring spoons, spoon or pastry brush, pastry bag or ziplock bag, small microwave safe bowls for melting candy

Directions:

  • Place a large plate into the freezer.
  • Pour pink candy melts into a microwave safe bowl and heat in 30 second increments, stirring well between each heat session, until fully melted.
  • Using a pastry brush or spoon, coat each mold cavity with melted pink candy. 
  • Freeze for 5 minutes.
  • Repeat step 3.
  • Pour rest of melted candy into pastry bag or ziplock bag.
  • Remove candy coated egg mold from the freezer. Fill each egg with 1 tablespoon cocoa and a few marshmallows, making sure not to fill past the top of the mold.
  • Reheat pink candy in the bag, if needed.
  • Snip the end off the bag and cover the cocoa/marshmallows with melted candy until you’ve reached the top of the mold.
  • Freeze for 5 minutes to set.
  • Remove egg mold and chilled plate from the freezer.
  • Unmold candy coated eggs and place on chilled plate.
  • Place white candy melt into a pastry or ziplock bag and heat for 30 seconds. Massage bag to help melt the candy. Heat for an additional 30 seconds if needed.
  • Snip the very corner of the bag off, and drizzle white candy over the top of each egg in a back and forth motion. 
  • Add sprinkles on top of drizzled white candy.
  • To use, place cocoa bomb into mug and pour 6 ounces of hot milk over it, Stir and enjoy!

Happy Easter!!