Category: Easter

Caramel Easter Friands Makes 9 1/2 cup rice or plain flour 1/2 cup ground almonds 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 cup icing sugar 1/3 cup canola or light olive oil 1/3cup milk 6 small caramel Easter eggs 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease 9 friand pans. Combine 1/2 cup...

Caramel Easter-Egg Muffins Makes 12 2 1/4 cups self-raising flour 2/3 cup caster sugar 125g butter, melted, cooled 3/4 cup milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 12 small caramel-filled Easter eggs 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 12 x 1/3-cup capacity muffin pan with paper cases. 2....

Chocolate Crackle Easter Eggs 250g Copha 4 cups Rice Bubbles 1 1/2 cups icing sugar 3 Tbsp Bourneville cocoa 1 cup desiccated coconut Melt copha in a saucepan over low heat. Place all remaining ingredients in a bowl and stir together. Pour copha onto dry ingredients and mix well...

Chocolate Easter Crackles 200g Mars bars, chopped 2 Tbsp thin cream 2 tsp cocoa powder, sifted 3 cups Rice Bubbles 20 small Easter eggs, to decorate Place the Mars bars, thin cream and cocoa in a heatproof bowl over simmering water (get an adult to help), making sure bowl...

Chocolate Easter Eggs 6 teaspoons or 2 envelopes Davis gelatine 60ml hot water 60ml cold water 25g Cadbury Bourneville cocoa 125 ml condensed milk Add the gelatine to the hot water and stir briskly with a fork until dissolved. Make a paste with the cocoa and cold water. Add...

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake 200g dark chocolate, chopped 200g butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 eggs, at room temperature 1 3/4 cups self-raising flour 1/4 cup cocoa powder 3/4 cup milk 1 cup choc-hazelnut spread (such as Nutella) 80 small solid chocolate Easter eggs 1....

Chocolate Hot Cross Buns 2 tsp yeast 600gms bread flour 2 tsp bread improver 2 tsp salt 2 Tbsp caster sugar 2 Tbsp dutch cocoa 380ml-400ml warm milk 2 level Tbsp soft butter 1 1/2 cups choc bits Milk glaze: Mix 1 Tbsp milk with 1 Tbsp sugar Crosses:...

Photo by Kylie Evans Deviled Chick Eggs 6 eggs, hard-boiled and peeled 2 Tbsp mayonnaise 1 tsp curry powder (optional) 1/4 tsp dijon mustard Salt and pepper to taste raisins/olives/peppercorns for eyes carrot slither for nose 1. Cut the top off the hard-boiled egg and scoup the yolks out...

Photo by Jox Double-Decker Mud Cake 250g butter, chopped 150g white chocolate, chopped coarsely 2 cups (440g) caster sugar 1 cup (250ml) milk 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 eggs, beaten lightly 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder 1 Tablespoon sherry...

Easter Chocolates You’ll need Easter chocolate moulds for this recipe. 375g packet milk, dark or white chocolate melts 1. Place melts into a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (make sure base of bowl doesn’t touch water). Heat, stirring with a metal spoon, until melted. 2. Spoon...

Gooey Caramel Chocolates 150g dark chocolate, melted 80g mars bar (chopped) 60ml cream 50g white chocolate, melted Combine mars bars and cream in a saucepan and melt over low heat until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool. Brush a thin layer of dark chocolate inside your...

Hot Cross Buns 14g dry yeast OR 30g of fresh yeast 4 cups of gluten free baking flour 2 Tbsp caster sugar 1 tsp of mixed spice 1 tsp ground cinnamon 40g butter 1 1/4 cups sultanas Paste for Crosses: 1/4 cup rice flour 1/4 teaspoon caster sugar water...

Photo by A delicious. Year – Katren Hot Cross Buns 4 cups good quality plain flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons bread improver 1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk 15g dried yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 60g soft butter 1 egg 1 cup sultanas...

Hot Cross Buns 4 cups plain flour 1 teaspoon mixed spice 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon, salt 60g butter, softened 1/2 cup currants 1/4 cup chopped mixed peel 30g compressed yeast or 1 sachet dried 1/2 cup castor sugar 1/2 cup lukewarm water 3/4 cup lukewarm milk 1...

Little Easter Biscuits (Koulourakia) Cooking time: More than 1 hour 250g butter 1 cup (220g) caster sugar 1 teaspoon grated orange rind 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour 2 1/2 cups (375g) plain flour 1 egg, extra 2...

Low Fat Hot Cross Buns Makes 16 buns 14g dried yeast or 30g compressed yeast 1/2 cup castor sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 cups skim milk, warmed 4 cups plain flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon allspice 60g praised reduced-fat margarine 1 egg beaten 1 cup sultanas Paste...

Mini Choc-Chip Hot Cross Buns Serving size: Serves 10 or more 150ml milk, warmed 8g sachet dry yeast 1 teaspoon caster sugar 2 cups plain flour 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 50g butter, chopped 1 cup milk chocolate chips 2 tablespoons caster sugar 1 egg Crosses: 2 tablespoons plain flour...

Photo by Mem Mini Easter Cheesecakes Makes 8 2 Tablespoons boiling water 2 teaspoons powdered gelatine 6 plain chocolate biscuits (eg. Choc Ripple) 20g butter, melted 250g cream cheese, softened 2 Tablespoons caster sugar 1/4 cup pure cream, lightly whipped 50g milk chocolate, melted 8 caramel-filled mini Easter eggs...