Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ (177℃). Line muffin pans with cupcake liners. Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
- Beat the butter on high speed in a stand mixer or using a handheld mixer for 1 minute until creamy and light. Add sugar and beat another 2 minutes. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Add eggs, vanilla and almond extract, beating on medium-high speed until combined. Beat in sour cream.
- Add the dry ingredients, mixing on low speed just until combined, then scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
- With the mixer running on low speed, add the milk, stirring just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 full with batter, then bake for 19-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- In a large bowl using a stand mixer or electric mixer, beat the butter for 2-3 minutes until light and creamy.
- Add 2 cups of the powdered sugar and beat well. Add remaining powdered sugar and beat again.
- Add the heavy cream, vanilla, coconut extract, and salt, beating well to reach a nice spreadable consistency.
- Add food coloring, mixing until combined. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a wide round tip or a ziploc bag with one corner cut off. Pipe a large circle or mound of frosting on top of each cooled cupcake.
- Arrange 3 Cadbury mini eggs on top of each cupcake.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and vanilla extract until thin.
- Dip a stiff pastry brush or new, clean paintbrush into the cocoa mixture and use your fingers to carefully flick the cocoa mixture onto the cupcakes, creating a speckled effect.
