Spring has finally arrived. The birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing and the trees and flowers are blooming. Wouldn’t you know that causes my allergies to act up? My big plans for working outside in my flowers and herbs were derailed by watery eyes, sniffling and sneezing. If I couldn’t go outside to work on flowers, I decided to stay inside and make my own with these Spring Flower cupcakes. I made a basic extra vanilla-y (Is that a word? It is now!) cupcake batter and a buttercream frosting then decorated the top with Wonka Nerds Bumpy Jelly Beans. I used six of the same color jelly beans nestled around one yellow jelly bean in the center. (Side note: These jelly beans are tasty but they are incredibly sweet.) If you don’t have time to make the recipe from scratch, use a boxed cake mix and prepared frosting. If you do have time, the taste of these cupcakes is worth the small amount of extra effort it takes.
- For Cupcakes:
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces)butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups (20 ounces) all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 3/4 cups (14 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) milk
- Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks or ½ pound), softened
- 3 cups (24 ounces) confectioners sugar,
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons milk
- Decoration: one package Wonka Nerds Bumpy Jelly Beans
- Mix butter, eggs and sugar in a large bowl until blended. In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder. Alternate mixing the flour mixture and the milk with the butter mixture. Stirring after each addition until well blended. Add vanilla. Pour into 24 cupcake liners and bake in a 350 degree over for 20 or 25 minutes (until a knife stuck in the middle of the cupcake comes out clean.) Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting.
- To make frosting: Mix butter, salt, confectioners sugar and vanilla extract into bowl. Add milk and blend well. Spread on cooled cupcakes.
- For decoration: on each frosted cupcake place a yellow jelly bean in the center. Surround the jelly bean with six other jellybeans of the same color to form a flower.
Do you have any Spring Flower Cupcake ideas?
Those cupcakes are so cute they look like a pro baker made them. I’m not even sure if I tried if mine would turn out lol
Aww…those are so cute! They’d be perfect for me to serve on Easter when I’ll have a ton of family over. Sp pretty and festive too!
Ok. These are so cute! I might just have to make these for easter!
This is so creative and it looks very tasty! I love the idea, thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh so cute! Definitely want to make these!
What a fun way to decorate the cupcakes; you always come up with the cutest ideas.. Thanks for sharing; bet Easter is special at your home with all the fun recipes and ideas you have been sharing, can I come over?
Oh these cupcakes are really colorful and cute. They’d be perfect for Sunday brunch treat.
I love cute cupcakes! I think it makes them taste even better 🙂
These are very festive and decorative. I would love to make these for the Easter weekend. The little ones that will be around will love them.
I absolutely love anything that is easy and cute! These are perfect – my boys would love helping me decorate them 🙂
These look really easy to make and cute to boot. I’ll have to consider them for an Easter dessert.
Such cute cupcake ideas! I have been craving cupcakes lately, so I may have to dress them up all fancy like this when I finally get around to making some!
Those are beautiful cupcakes! I love putting jelly beans on them.
How pretty! I love that those jelly beans make decorating so easy!
These cupcakes are so cute. They look like someone put a lot of love into them.
What a cute idea and these are awesome candies, I haven’t tried them yet!
I feel a toothache coming on but I do love how inviting these look! Yum!
Those are so pretty! I’m loving all the wonderful colors and cute foods spring is bringing us!
These Spring Flower cupcakes look so pretty. I’ll have to make them for our next gathering.
I have not seen the Wonka Bumpy Jelly Beans, hmmm kind of surprising since candy is on ever shelf at the stores right now for easter. The cupcakes are really cute, the candy makes it easy enough that I could decorate with it.
Those are really cute cupcakes. The kids could help make them!
Those cupcakes would be perfect on our Easter dessert table. Wonka has some great Easter candy.
well, i’d say i agree, but i kind of feel like they wouldn’t make it that far.
you know.
in case someone wanted to sample four.
Simple but very cute idea! I love how colorful they are
So cute! I need to get on the spring snack wagon and come up with something creative!
Those are beautiful! Almost too pretty to eat! LOL!
These cupcakes are so cute. Love how you decorated them using jelly beans – so colorful. I’m going to get some of the Nerds bumpy jelly beans for my nieces Easter basket.
Ah! These are so cute Pam!!! Love them!
These cupcakes are so cute and they definitely fit into the whole spring season motif.
yummy, what a cute idea, love the decorations!
Those are so super-cute. I love how you used candy.. yum
Yummy Looking Cupcakes Must Make The Recipe!
Fun and yummy! What a great afternoon kitchen activity do with the kiddos!
I love Wonka candy. We always get it for holidays.
I am so looking for those nerd jelly beans now!!! YAHOO!
those are the cutest cupcakes ever. I’ve been looking fro something to make with son think i just found it.
These cupcakes look like a lot of fun to make with the kiddos. By the way, those hard to find easter eggs, are so cool.
Adorable cupcakes!!! They look so yummy. I knows kids would gobble them up!
Those are just adorable cupcakes. I love flowers even though all we have is snow now. At least you can enjoy them on your cupcakes.
Oh those are such cute little cupcakes! I saw the new Wonka jelly bean flavors this year and I’m super excited for them! I got a few bags for my kid’s Easter basket.
These are really a fun treat for spring. So pretty too! (Kim)
These are so pretty! They would be awesome for an Easter party too!
Those are so pretty! They look professional!
If I give cake to my Grandkids, I like it to be a cupcake. So much easier for them to eat. Those spring flowers turned out GREAT.
So cute! It would be great to get the kids involved in decorating these!
I’ve never seen the Nerds bumpy jelly beans before but I am sure my kids would love them. Those cupcakes are really cute, love the flowers.
Those decorations are a really fun idea. These cupcakes look great!
I pinned these! They are perfect for Easter dinner! Very very cute!
Such a cute idea. Sounds very creative and tasty.
So cute!! Perfect for Easter or just spring in general! Very good idea!
What a fun idea. I have to try making some of these pretty cupcakes.
These have got to be the cutest cupcakes I’ve seen lately! I love the colorful flowers!
Wonka Nerds Bumpy Jelly Beans – say what?! How have I not tried these before?! Thanks for the recipe, so cute!
I love a good cupcake 😉 Those are so cute and I am sure they would be a huge hit in my house.