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Robin's Egg Easter Basket Cupcake (Food Network Kitchens) Recipe

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Robin's Egg Easter Basket Cupcake (Food Network Kitchens)

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 vanilla cupcake , recipe follows
basic glaze icing , tinted light blue
green coconut grass
3 large (about 3/4 to 1-inch) pastel malted milk eggs
2 2/3 cups sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter , cut into 1-inch pieces
2 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
2/3 cup milk
2/3 cup water
2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups cake flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp fine salt
3 (1 lb boxes) confectioners' sugar
1 cup water
5 tbsp light corn syrup
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
food coloring, as desired ( see suggested colors below)

Directions:

Dip cupcake top into the icing; let excess to drip back into bowl. Place cupcake on a rack over paper towels to catch any drips. Top with a small mound coconut grass. Place malted milk eggs on top.
Vanilla Cupcake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 12-cup cupcake tins with paper liners. (To avoid cupcakes sticking if they overflow slightly, lightly spray the tops of the pans.) Put tins on a baking sheet. Set aside.
Process sugar and butter in a food processor until very creamy, scraping sides as needed, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the eggs and yolks, one at a time, pulsing after each addition. Add the milk, water, and vanilla and process to blend.
Whisk both flours, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add the dry ingredients, in 3 batches to the wet, pulsing, and then scraping batter off the sides of the processor as needed after each addition. Process until the batter is very smooth and pourable like pancake batter, about 2 minutes.
Evenly pour the batter into the prepared cups, filling them 3/4 of the way full. Bake until the cakes are just firm and spring back when gently pressed, and the tops are golden, 18 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly in tin, and turn out of tin when cool enough to handle. Cool cupcakes completely on a rack before frosting.
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 30 minutes
Ease of preparation: easy
Basic Glaze Icing:
Put the sugar in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. With the mixer on the lowest speed, slowly add the water, the corn syrup and vanilla extract. When the sugar is sufficiently moistened (it won't fly out of the mixer), raise the speed to high, and beat for 2 minutes until completely smooth and glossy.
Divide and color, as desired. Store at room temperature, covered with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the icing, to prevent forming a skin.
For cupcakes: Dip the surface of the cupcake into the icing, allowing excess to drip into bowl. Clean any excess from the sides. Alternately, use a knife or a spreader to apply. Whisk as needed to keep icing glossy and smooth while using.
For Light Blue Icing: Combine 2 to 3 drops of blue food coloring to 1 cup of Basic Glaze Icing.
For Deep Yellow Icing: Combine 4 to 5 drops of yellow food coloring to 1 cup of Basic Glaze Icing.
For Purple Icing: Combine 4 drops of red and 5 drops of blue food coloring to 1 cup of Basic Glaze Icing.
Yield: 5 cups
Copyright 2009 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved
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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	9926.74 Kcal (41561 kJ)
Calories from fat	1054.53 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	117.17g	180%
Cholesterol	990.83mg	330%
Sodium	1656.76mg	69%
Potassium	3162.59mg	67%
Total Carbs	2185.91g	729%
Sugars	1744.39g	6978%
Dietary Fiber	14.06g	56%
Protein	80.13g	160%
Vitamin A	1.1mg	38%
Iron	21.7mg	121%
Calcium	1341.6mg	134%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	306.89 Kcal (1285 kJ)
Calories from fat	32.6 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.62g	180%
Cholesterol	30.63mg	330%
Sodium	51.22mg	69%
Potassium	97.77mg	67%
Total Carbs	67.58g	729%
Sugars	53.93g	6978%
Dietary Fiber	0.43g	56%
Protein	2.48g	160%
Iron	0.7mg	121%
Calcium	41.5mg	134%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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