Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes

This is a fun project to make with kids:

Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes with jelly beans and pretzel sticks

I made the cupcakes with a commercial cake mix then added frosting made from scratch.
Frosting Recipe
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups sifted confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
Jelly beans
Pretzel sticks
Place shortening in a large mixing bowl. Add sugar, one cup at time and mix with electric mixer, beating well at medium speed. Add vanilla and milk and beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Spread thinly on cupcakes, reserving the rest for the yellow nests. Sprinkle coconut on cupcakes and press down lightly. Color the remaining frosting with a few drops of yellow food color. Put in frosting bag and use Wilton tip number 32 to pipe icing in 1.5 inch circles on top of each cupcake. Press 2 or 3 jelly beans into the yellow frosting nests. Break pretzels in half and insert them a little way into each cupcake just under the nests.