These cotton candy bird nest cupcakes are almost too cute to eat! ✨🪺 They are easy, sweet, and topped with fluffy ‘nests’ made of cotton candy. Perfect for Easter, spring parties, or just a fun baking day with kids.

We are channeling all the pastel colors and sweet treats of the season! 🪺🌸🧁

Ingredients

You only need 3 ingredients for these adorable Bird Nest Cupcakes! (You can also bake your own cupcakes if you prefer.)

Store-bought frosted cupcakes (any flavor)
Cotton candy (pastel colors work best)
Mini chocolate eggs or jellybeans

Directions

Grab Cupcakes – Use store-bought frosted cupcakes in any flavor.
Make Nests – Gently pull apart small pieces of cotton candy and shape them into loose nests.
Assemble – Lightly place the cotton candy nests on top of the frosting.
Add Eggs – Nestle a few mini chocolate eggs or jellybeans inside each nest.
Serve – Enjoy immediately, as cotton candy melts quickly. Perfect for Easter and spring fun!

Here’s a Quick Video Tutorial!

Perfect Presentation Platters

You can put these Bird Nest Cupcakes on just about anything, from platters to Easter platters to cake stands. Here are some of my favorites!

Easter Platters: How adorable is the wooden bunny platter from Tj Maxx? We also love these adorable pastel plaid Easter serving trays from JC Penney for a great price!

Cake Stands: This wood and metal option is gorgeous for a great price, as well as this wooden stand from Walmart that is super clean and modern looking. I also love this marble and acacia cake stand, or MacKenzie-Childs also has this beautiful blue-and-white cake-stand.

White Serving Platters: I love this marble tray from Walmart for an amazing price!! For another all-white option, this white marble pastry board from World Market is my favorite!

Leanna holding festive Easter cupcakes in a sunny kitchen

Kitchen Links: I get asked all the time about the products in the background of my kitchen. Much of it is from MacKenzie-Childs, which I have slowly grown a collection of over the years! My favorites are this checkered chopping board, my black and white checkered teapot, and the gray and white checkered utensil holder. I also have this enamel canister that you can find in small, medium, or large.

Can I Prep These in Advance?

Absolutely! You can bake (or purchase) and frost the cupcakes ahead of time. Making the Cotton Candy nests is so fast, that we’d recommend waiting until closer to serving time to prep. You can place them in a Ziploc Bag or Tupperware container so they stay fresh!

Storing Leftover Cotton Candy Bird Nests

Carefully place any leftover cupcakes in a Tupperware container, where they should stay fresh for several days. I prefer to refrigerate mine, but you can also keep at room temp.

Close-up of Cotton Candy Bird Nest Cupcakes

More Amazing Recipes!

We hope you love these Cotton Candy Bird Nest Cupcakes as much as we did! For more adorable (and easy!) Easter ideas, be sure to check out our No-Bake Easter Fudge, easy and adorable Easter Dirt Cake, or sweet Easter Bunny Cupcakes. Happy Easter, friends!