Tea Party Diva - Life & Craft

One of my fondest memories as a child was making a big Easter nest so that the Easter Bunny could nap when he visited. These Easter nest cupcakes are a great activity for the kids at Easter time.

Ingredients

• 12 chocolate cupcakes
• 3-4 chocolate flake bars
• 36 mini candy Easter eggs

Method

• Break the chocolate bars into flakes, keeping some long pieces
• Spread each cupcake with chocolate icing or buttercream
• Cover the tops completely
• Press the smaller chocolate flakes into the icing before it sets
• Arrange long flakes randomly as for the twigs of a nest
• Place 3 mini Easter eggs on the top of each Easter nest cupcake.
• Top with a little yellow chick or easter bunny decoration (optional).

Tips

• The icing holds the chocolate flakes in place, so don’t pile the nests too high.
• Use a larger cupcake case or Easter collar, to prevent the decorations spilling over.

Variations

• The mini candy Easter eggs provide a colour contrast to the chocolate. You can use foil wrapped or chocolate min Easter eggs.
• Substitute licorice or chocolate sticks for the flaked chocolate bar pieces
• Substitute icecream for the cupcake. Place the icecream in the cupcake case, cover with plastic wrap and freeze until ready to decorate and serve.

Kids Tea Party Recipes, Special Occasions & Holidays