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Best Easter Cupcakes

Make moist and delicious cupcake bases for adorable Easter cupcakes using this doctored cake mix recipe!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcakes, cake mix
Servings: 24
Calories: 289kcal

Ingredients

Doctored Cake Mix Cupcakes

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 3.4 oz pkg vanilla instant pudding
  • 4 eggs
  • ⅓ cup melted butter
  • 1 cup milk

Easy American Buttercream Frosting

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-4 Tbsp water or milk

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
    1 box white cake mix, 3.4 oz pkg vanilla instant pudding
  • Add butter, milk and eggs to the dry ingredient. Mix until you have a smooth cupcake batter.
    4 eggs, 1/3 cup melted butter, 1 cup milk
  • Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Spoon batter into liners. Fill until liners are 1/2 full.
  • Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.

Buttercream Frosting

  • Beat butter, shortening, and vanilla.
    1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until well mixed in.
    4 cups powdered sugar
  • Add water or milk 1 Tbsp at a time until frosting reaches desired consistency.
    1-4 Tbsp water or milk

Nutrition

Calories: 289kcal