These cute mini cupcakes originally decorated with chicken from marshmallows, coconut grass and glazed sweets, diversify your Easter table and children will definitely like it. At the heart of a very simple vanilla flavor cupcake recipe that is coated белой воздушной глазурью. 
Time: 27 мин. Difficulty: medium Quantity: 24pcs The recipes use volumetric measuring tanks with a volume of: 1 cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (Art.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml
Contents
Ingredients for the recipe:
Cupcakes
- 1 vanilla cupcake, see recipe below
- About 1/3 Art. protein glaze, see recipe below
- Green grass from coconut, see recipe below
- 6 small glazed malt balls (2 yellow, 2 pink, 2 white)
- 1 yellow marshmallow chicken
- Chewing candy “Airheads” white
Cupcake Dough
- 2 and 2/3 Art. Sahara
- 220 gr butter cut into pieces 2.5 cm
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks of large eggs
- 2/3 Art. milk
- 2/3 Art. water
- 2.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 and 2/3 Art. premium wheat flour
- 1.3 tbsp. Low Gluten Confectionery Flour 6-8 %
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine salt
White air glaze
- 1/4 Art. whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 10 tbsp. l melted butter
- 5 tbsp. powdered sugar
- 1/2 tbsp. marshmallow cream
- A pinch of fine salt
Coconut Easter grass for decorating cupcakes
- 2 tbsp. sweet coconut flakes
- 1-2 tsp liquid green food coloring
- 0.5-1 tsp liquid yellow food coloring
Recipes with similar ingredients: sugar, butter, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, flour, confectionery flour, sugar powder, marshmallows cream, coconut
Recipe preparation:
- Coat the cupcakes with airy glaze. Place grass on top from coconut in a circle. Place eggs from the malt balls in the grass. Gently place the chicken in the center of the grass. Cut out candy “Airheads” semi-advised; cut one of its sides in such a way to make a jagged edge of an egg shell. Put “shell” next to the chicken.
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Vanilla Cupcakes:
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Put in 2 metal molds for cupcakes with 12 cells paper inserts. To avoid sticking cupcakes, if they go beyond the edges of the cells, sprinkle the top forms of culinary spray. Place the molds on a baking sheet. Leave in side.
- Mix sugar and butter in a food processor until creamy consistency, scraping the mixture from the walls of the bowl as necessary, for 1-2 minutes. Add the eggs and yolks one at a time, mixing in short intervals after each addition. Add milk, water and vanilla extract and mix.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Add dry ingredients wet in three batches, mixing short at intervals, scrape the dough from the walls of the bowl of the combine as necessary after adding each batch. Knead until the dough will not become very smooth and liquid, as for fritters, during about 2 minutes
- Pour the dough evenly into the prepared cells of the forms, filling them by 3/4. Bake for 18-25 minutes. Muffins should harden, spring. when lightly pressed and browned. Cool slightly; take out forms when they cool down so that they can be taken hands. Before glazing, cool the cupcakes completely on bars.
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White air glaze:
Combine milk and vanilla extract in a small bowl.
- In another small bowl, beat with a mixer at low speed. butter and sugar until the ingredients are completely combined. Switch to high speed and mix until light and airy consistency for 5-7 minutes. Turn off the mixer from time to time and scrape the mixture from the walls of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add marshmallow cream and salt and switch to low speed. Add milk and vanilla mixture, scrape the mixture from the sides of the bowl and mix until all components are combined. Switch the mixer to high speed and quickly beat until airy consistency, in within 1-2 minutes Coat the cupcakes immediately with icing.
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Coconut Easter grass for decorating cupcakes:
Preheat the oven to 120 ° C. Cover the parchment baking sheet paper. If possible, install a grill on top.
- Place the coconut flakes in a shallow bowl. Stirring with a large spoon, add food coloring dropwise until get the desired color. If you add a little more green, than yellow, get a beautiful shade of grass. Add some Art. l water to moisten the mixture and distribute more evenly dye. If the color is too dark, add more water as necessary to dilute to the desired shade. Dry coconut flakes using a strainer or colander.
- Spread the coconut flakes evenly on the wire rack or directly on the covered baking sheet. Place in the oven on 10-15 minutes, until the coconut flakes are dry. Use immediately or store in a closed container for up to 3 days.
Tip
Food coloring can stain, including on your skin. To prevent this, wear latex gloves. You might find it easier to color the coconut flakes by placing her in a big plastic bag with a zip-lock, shaking bag for uniform coloring.
