Easy Easter Chick Cupcakes Recipe

When it comes to baking, my go-to is definitely cupcakes. They’re easy, they’re quick, and you can decorate them about a million different ways. Even better- if you mess one up, you can just put it aside {of course by put it aside I mean eat it} and share the best of the bunch with your loved ones.

Below is a super cute yet super easy way to decorate cupcakes for Easter! {I also included a basic cupcake recipe that is delicious, but you can definitely use a box mix!}

Ingredients:

12 White Cupcakes
White frosting, any brand
Yellow food coloring
Wilton yellow sugar crystals
Wilton orange gel icing
Wilton yellow gel icing
Candy eyes

Directions:

1. Generously frost each cupcake and set aside.
2. Dip each frosted cupcake into the yellow sugar crystals
3. Give each chick cupcake 2 eyes
4. Use the Wilton orange gel to make a small triangle for the chick’s nose and then use the gel to make an upside down V for his feet – add a small line of icing in the middle and there you have it – feet!
5. Finally use the Wilton yellow icing to make a V shape for the chick’s wing – do the same with the wing and make a small line in the middle.
6. Sprinkle with the extra yellow sugar crystals.

Voila! Cute and easy!

&In case you’re looking for a good cupcake recipe:

Ingredients:

1/2 C. butter, softened to room temperature
1 C. sugar
2 large egg whites
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 C. milk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Combine the softened butter, sugar, egg whites and vanilla mixing well. Slowly fold in the flour, salt and baking powder. Lastly, add the milk continuing to stir.
3. Pour into greased muffin tins (or liners) and bake 20-25 minutes.
4. Insert a toothpick around 20 minutes and if it comes out clean the cupcakes are done.

What’s your favorite thing to bake?