Easter Surprise Cupcakes

Recipe courtesy of allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

2 1/4 C all-purpose flour

2 1/2Tsp baking powder

1 Tsp salt

2/3 C margarine, softened

1 C brown sugar

3/4 C white sugar

2 eggs

1 Tsp vanilla extract

1 1/4 C milk

24 small chocolate eggs, unwrapped

Frosting

Optional: green licorice-thins

Optional: mini marshmallows

Optional: gel icing

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 24 muffin cups, or use paper liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated.

3. Fill each muffin cup 1/3 full, and place a chocolate egg in the center of each. Top with the remaining batter until cups are 2/3 full.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove.

5. When completely cool, frost each cupcake. Optional: cut green licorice ropes in half, just long enough to cover half of the cupcake and insert into the top, forming an arc. This will make the cupcake look like an Easter basket. Use gel icing and marshmallows to decorate some of the cupcakes to look like bunny's.

Yields 24 cupcakes.