Bird’s Nest Coconut Cupcakes Recipe

These Bird’s Nest Coconut Cupcakes are the perfect spring time treat!

They’re a classic Easter dessert and look adorable too.

These moist chocolate cupcakes get covered in a delicious homemade icing and then topped with chocolate coconut bird’s nest, filled with blue robin eggs candies.

Starting with a boxed cake mix will make this recipe even easier.

However, if you have a homemade chocolate cake recipe that you love, use it instead!

Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes

Most of the bird’s nest cupcakes that I have seen over the years, are made with a yellow cake recipe.

I love the combination of chocolate and coconut, so I went with a chocolate cake mix instead.

I just love how all of these flavors taste together!

Cupcake Ingredients

• Chocolate Cake Mix
• Eggs
• Vegetable Oil
• Water

Homemade Icing Ingredients

• Butter
• Powdered Sugar
• Vanilla
• Milk

Bird’s Nest Ingredients

• Shredded Coconut
• White Melting Chips
• Blue Easter Egg Candies (like Cadbury Mini Eggs)

How to Make Easter Birds Nest Coconut Cupcakes

Step 1: Make cupcakes according to box directions and allow to cool.

Step 2: Toast coconut on cookie sheet in the oven at 275 degrees for 15 minutes.

Step 3: Melt chocolate in the microwave by heating for 30 seconds then stirring and repeating until chocolate is melted and smooth.

Step 4: Mix coconut and chocolate together until well blended.

Step 5: Spoon coconut mixture onto parchment or wax paper in heaping tablespoon sized portions. These will become the bird’s nests that will sit on top of the cupcakes.

Step 6: Let them set up for a few minutes and then use a teaspoon to make an indentation in the middle.

Step 7: Set 3 eggs in the middle of each nest before the chocolate has completely set.

Expert Tip

You’ll want to press each of the chocolate eggs a little to get them to stick to the chocolate bird’s nests.

Step 8: Transfer nests to refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to set completely.

Step 9: Mix together butter, vanilla and powdered sugar in mixing bowl until creamy.

Step 10: Slowly add milk until you’ve reached a desired consistency for your icing.

Step 11: Ice the tops of cupcakes and place a nest on the top of each cupcake.

More Easter Recipes

If you love this adorable Easter recipe, you’ll love these ones too:

• Easter Bunny Cookies – With just a few ingredients, you can make these Easter cookies that any little one will love to get their hands on.
• Birds Nest Meringues – This is a classic dessert that is a swirled meringue and topped with a buttercream frosting and candy eggs.
• Easter Blondie Bars – These bars are the perfect recipe to take to any Easter parties this year. So easy to make too!!
• Coconut Bird’s Nest Cupcakes Recipe – Here’s another great recipe idea for Easter or any Springtime gathering. Coconut Bird’s Nest Cupcakes are a classic!
• Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe – Enjoy individual carrot cake servings when you make these cupcakes instead of one big carrot cake.