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Beautiful, spring-like and absolutely delicious. For this recipe I used a traditional all-in-one sponge-style cupcake batter \u2013 still one of my all-time favourites! Chocolate chips work perfectly in these cupcakes. Today they\u2019re presented in an Easter version, topped with a creamy \u201cnest\u201d and chocolate eggs :).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Makes 8.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients for the cupcakes:<\/u><\/p>\n

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• 110 g butter<\/li>\n
• 80 g caster sugar<\/li>\n
• 110 g plain flour<\/li>\n
• 1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n
• 2 eggs<\/li>\n
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n
• 100 g chocolate chips or finely chopped milk or dark chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  All ingredients should be at room temperature.<\/p>\n

  In the bowl of a mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract. Sift the flour and baking powder directly into the bowl and fold in gently with a spatula until just combined. Finally, fold in the chocolate chips.<\/p>\n

  Line a standard muffin tin with paper cases and fill each case to about three-quarters full.<\/p>\n

  Bake for approximately 25 minutes at 170\u00b0C or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.<\/p>\n

  Ingredients for the topping:<\/u><\/p>\n

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  • 120 ml double cream (chilled)+ 1 tablespoon icing sugar<\/li>\n
  • mini sugar-coated chocolate eggs, to decorate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Whip the double cream until stiff, adding the icing sugar towards the end of whipping. Pipe onto the cooled cupcakes using a piping bag to create a \u201cnest\u201d effect, then decorate the centres with chocolate eggs.<\/p>\n

    Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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    Beautiful, spring-like and absolutely delicious. For this recipe I used a traditional all-in-one sponge-style cupcake batter \u2013 still one of my all-time favourites! Chocolate chips work perfectly in these cupcakes. Today they\u2019re presented in an Easter version, topped <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,81,70],"tags":[96,104],"duration":[],"tag_group":[],"class_list":["post-1531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cupcakes","category-easter","category-kids-baking","tag-chocolate","tag-double-cream"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n