Easter Nest Cake Recipe: The Easiest Easter Dessert Recipe Ever by Donna John
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Don't feel like putting a lot of time and effort into an elaborate Easter dessert? This easy Easter basket nest cake recipe may change your mind. The adorable Easter cake starts with a boxed cake mix and can be assembled in no time. Don't tell your friends and family how easy it is to make.
Prepare a box cake mix according to package directions in a bundt cake pan. Let the cake cool completely, then frost it with a tub of chocolate frosting. Grate a chocolate bar over the cake using a cheese grater, then fill the hole in the cake with pretzel sticks (the nest) and malted milk eggs (the eggs). Such a fun and easy dessert for Easter Day!
Use this quick and easy cake as a delicious and fun centerpiece for your Easter table.
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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 box (15 ounces) cake mix, plus ingredients to make it
- 1 tub chocolate frosting
- chocolate bars
- pretzel sticks
- Robin's Eggs or any egg-shaped candy
Helpful Products
- Bundt Pan
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Whisk
- Rubber Spatula
- Mixing Bowl
- Grater
- Nonstick Cooking Spray
- Airtight Containers
Recipe Notes
- If you don't like malted milk eggs, use jelly beans or your favorite egg-shaped Easter candy.
- Want to make this cake even easier? Use a premade cake!
Here's how to make it:
- Bake the cake according to package directions for a bundt pan. Allow to cool completely.
- Frost the cake with the chocolate icing.
- Grate the chocolate bars over the top of the cake using a cheese grater.
- Fill the hole with pretzel sticks to create the nest.
- Add Robin's Eggs.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories: 447
Total Fat: 16.5g
Saturated Fat: 7.6g
Cholesterol: 38mg
Sodium: 370mg
Total Carbohydrate: 71g
Dietary Fiber: 0.8g
Total Sugars: 29.6g
Protein: 5g
Vitamin D: 0mcg
Calcium: 140mg
Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 97mg
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