If there was ever a Friday for cupcakes, today is that Friday. For one, it’s been kind of a brutally painful week. Getting wisdom teeth pulled is zero fun and I cannot wait to have all the pain soon be gone. Crossing my fingers that happens ASAP, cause man I am over the throbbing pain. Two, it snowed again this week… a lot. SOOO over the snow. And finally reason number three, this Friday should be all about cupcakes (with Nutella buttercream!!)? Easter is Sunday and everybody knows Easter Sunday should be filled with chocolatey goodness.
Therefore I’m going to get right down to the cupcakes today. Honestly, words cannot describe how much love I have for these Coconut Banana 3-Milk Cupcakes. They’re simply perfect in every way. Let’s start at the cupcake and then move onto the buttercream. The cupcake itself, is all on delish. It’s vanillay, bananay and hinted with a subtle touch of coconut flavor. For some reason whenever I think Easter, I think coconut. I know most people think carrots, deviled eggs, carrot cake and ham, but I dunno I’m a coconut girl. Ok, while this year I did do a little combo: see my coconut carrot cake cheesecake 🙂 Anyway, the point here is, if you simply wanted a yummy banana cupcake this would be a great recipe. Me being me though, I of course had to take it a step…or two, further. Which leads me to the three milks. If you’re wondering what the heck that’s all about, let me explain. A three milk cake is amazing. Basically, you bake a cake, poke a bunch of holes in the top and then pour a sweet milk mixture over the cakes. Typically the mixture consists of whole milk, coconut milk and sweetened condensed milk. I used goat milk in place of the whole milk, which I HIGHLY recommend, but if you don’t feel like buying goat milk, use whole milk, almond milk or any other milk you love. And yeah, I know it sounds really weird to be pouring milk onto you cake, but you guys it’s a magical, magical thing. The cake just soaks up the milks leaving you with a light, moist and sweet cake. Honestly, it’s everything. Just trust me here, mmm k? GOOD.
Moving on now to that buttercream frosting. Oh that Nutella buttercream, this is a recipe that everyone should have up their sleeve. It’s perfect for pretty much any cake, cupcake, brownie, baked doughnut, whatever. It’s flipping good. All I did was replace the cocoa powder in my favorite chocolate buttercream recipe with Nutella. The return the result was a creamy, milk chocolate buttercream that yes, you could totally just sit and eat with a spoon… Not going to lie, I was kind of starving for any and all foods Sunday night. Since I couldn’t eat or chew anything, this frosting was my little piece of heaven. One spoon + me + lots of guzzling salt water afterward. No shame. No shame at all…but I could have done without the swishing and swirling of salt water after. Again, I cannot wait until my mouth is all back to normal again. UGH.
OK ok, so what happens when the cupcake and buttercream meet?? You get one KILLER of a cupcake. I mean, really, KILLER! The fun thing about these cupcakes is that they are great for taking to parties, serving to kids and then taking the leftovers home for yourself. TIP: if you’re making these for Easter and want to ensure that you have some cupcakes left for yourself, I highly recommend doubling the recipe and saving a batch just for you (ok and maybe a significant other). What, it’s just smart thinking, and hey, it’s EASTER! Chocolate time!
Real quick before I leave you guys for the weekend, here are some of my favorite Easter Brunch, dinner and dessert recipes. Enjoy! Drinks
Strawberry Chamomile Paloma Rose Lemon Spritzer
Brunch/Mains/Sides
Blueberry Muffin Granola Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowls Green Banana Crepes with Whipped Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Stuffed french Toast with Raspberries One Pan Lemon Roasted Salmon Greek Lamb Skewers Spring Pea and Carrot Salad Salmon Fajita Salad Boats
Sweets
Coconut Eton Mess Cake Coconut Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cheesecake Eggs with Shortbread Soldiers Chocolate Coconut French Silk Banoffee Tart
And here is a complete and SIMPLE Easter Menu if you want to take all the thinking out!
I mean? It doesn’t get any better…or sweeter. Have a great Easter guys!
