Bird’s Nest Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

Recipe Vanilla Cupcakes (, recipe follows)

1 cup

sweetened (, flaked coconut)

Recipe Chocolate Buttercream (, recipe follows)

blue chocolate Cadbury Mini Eggs*

1 tbsp

Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips

1 1/2 cups

all-purpose flour

1 cup

granulated sugar

1 1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/4 tsp

salt

1/2 cup

salted butter (, softened and diced into pieces*)

large egg (, at room temperature)

large egg yolks (, at room temperature)

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/2 cup

sour cream

2 cups

powdered sugar

1/3 cup

salted butter (, softened)

2 tbsp

heavy cream

1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1 tbsp

cocoa powder

Yellow and red food coloring gel