8 easter baskets cupcakes Recipes

cupcakes, coconut, marshmallow chicks, jelly beans etc., pipe cleaners, ribbon

cupcake batter, flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, water, vanilla extract, white vinegar, butter, softened, confectioners sugar, milk, vanilla extract, salt, green food coloring (or other desired color), as needed, decorating, candy eggs (whopper eggs work well), chocolate twizzlers (for handles), shredded dry coconut , colored as desired with food coloring (optional), jelly beans , marshmallow peeps, and other candies (optional)

waffle bowls (the type used for ice cream sundaes), white cake mix, vanilla instant pudding mix, milk, vegetable oil, eggs, egg whites, coconut flavoring (or substitute another flavoring) (optional), unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar , sifted, milk, pure vanilla extract (or other extract), sweetened flaked coconut, jelly beans (this is approximate), red licorice , each 9 1/2 inches long (strawberry-flavored twizzlers, for example)

butter, softened, sugar, egg, grated orange peel, cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, buttermilk, butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, vanilla extract, sugar, water, flaked coconut, red shoestring licorice, jelly beans

vanilla cupcake , recipe follows, basic glaze icing , tinted light blue, recipe follows, green coconut grass , recipe follows, yellow malted milk eggs, sugar, unsalted butter , cut into 1-inch pieces, eggs, egg yolks, milk, water, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder, fine salt, sugar, water, light corn syrup, pure vanilla extract, as desired (see suggested colors below), sweetened shredded coconut

sugar, all-purpose flour, cocoa ; or...european style, ts baking powder, ts baking soda, ts salt, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, ts vanilla extract, boiling water, creamy vanilla frosting, butter or margarine softened, powdered sugar; divided use, ts vanilla extract, milk, sweetened coconut (flakes), (tinted), suggested garnishes, marshmallows, kisses, licorice, jelly beans