Bake Your Own Easter Treats
It's easy to buy a manufactured, mass-produced Easter egg to gift to someone, but if you're looking to add the personal touch, there are baking options that you can try. The below method will produce small Easter egg basket cakes; they are both quick and easy to make, while being absolutely delicious for anyone who has the pleasure of eating them!
- Egg baskets.
You will need:
- Cornflakes or other similar cereal.
- Small Easter eggs, such as Mini Eggs or those found in slot machines outside of grocery stores.
- Several large bars of milk chocolate
Optional extras:
- Sprinkles / hundreds and thousands
- Whipped cream
- Syrup
To make:
- Melt the chocolate in a sauce pan. This may take awhile, so if you're short on time you can add small amounts of milk. Stir until the chocolate is thicky, creamy and most definitely a liquid.
- Keeping the chocolate on the heat, add in your chosen cereal. Quickly stir the cereal in to the chocolate, so the cereal is coated in the chocolate mix. It's important to do this as quickly as possible, and remove from the heat when the cereal and the chocolate are thoroughly mixed together.
- Remove from the heat and allow the chocolate to cool slightly for one to two minutes.
- Use a tablespoon to separate the chocolate-covered cereal in to small "basket" shaped round shapes. Create a small indentation in the centre of each "basket". Place each basket on a separate tray and refrigerate for two hours.
- When solid, remove the baskets and place one egg in the centre of the basket. You can also add the whipped cream, syrup or sprinkles at this point if you have chosen to use them.
- Serve and enjoy!