These sticky Chocolate Easter Cupcakes with Mini Egg Nests look fantastic and are really easy to make – with vanilla sponge bases topped with classic chocolate cornflake crispy nests, there’s no need to make buttercream. Dotted with mini chocolate eggs, they’re a springtime treat perfect for bake sales and school fundraising.
Updated 2026 · Originally commissioned by Stork.
It seems the cupcake is the perfect shape and size for mini Easter nests and I have seen a few versions around this week. Some have chocolate buttercream swirls, others rice pops but this version uses cornflakes, golden syrup, drinking chocolate and Stork.
I was a little apprehensive that without any actual chocolate that these Easter nests would not solidify on top of the cupcakes. Making these in a hurry before I swoop off to Paris I spooned the sticky chocolate covered flakes onto a sheet of non stick parchment paper in piles. This helped the mixture cool down and as I formed little nest shapes, they were firm enough to transfer to the cupcakes within minutes.
These sticky chocolate Easter nest cupcakes are ideal to make with children, they use a classic sponge batter with Stork baking margarine. I have been baking with soft baking margarine a few times lately and have been impressed with how easy it is to work with straight from the fridge and that it gives great results. I am often baking things last minute and forget to get butter out of the fridge in advance. I have tried microwaving butter for a few seconds but often it goes liquid in the centre very quickly but stays hard around the edges. I don’t have any such problem if baking with soft margarine.
I often bake with margarine rather than butter if I’m doing any batch baking for school bake sales. The price strategy of virtually every bake sale I attend seems to be stuck firmly in 1990 so baking margarine, being more economical to bake with than butter, will help you spend less on ingredients and give your fundraising efforts a boost!
The glossy cornflake mix has reminded me of a favourite pudding served with school dinners. I might have to recreate one of those soon!
The printable recipe sheet for Chocolate Easter Cupcakes With Mini Egg Nests is below.
Chocolate Easter Cupcakes With Cornflake Crispy Nests
Equipment
- 12 hole muffin tin lined with paper cases
Ingredients
For The Cupcakes
- 115 g margarine I used Stork
- 115 g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 115 g self raising flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
For The Crispy Chocolate Nests
- 40 g margarine I used Stork
- 3 tbsp golden syrup
- 6 tbsp hot chocolate powder
- 18 tbsp cornflakes or other flaked cereal
- To Decorate
- 36 mini easter eggs with sugar shells - these weren't Cadbury's any similar type are fine
Instructions
- Place all of the cupcake ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat until well mixed. Spoon into 12 muffin paper cases in a 12-hole muffin tin.
- Bake in preheated oven 190°C, 170°C fan, Gas mark 5 for 15 -20 minutes. Allow to cool.
- For the chocolate nests, gently melt the margarine and syrup, then stir in the chocolate powder and cornflakes. Place a tablespoon of mix on each cupcake in a nest effect and leave to set. Serve decorated with mini eggs.
They look amazing, reminds me of my childhood
Very cute cupcake nests Sarah. I’ve not tied baking with stork yet, but may give it a go after reading this. Enjoy your trip to Paris!