How to use up Easter eggs: Fifteen easy chocolate recipes to try 

Rope the whole family into transforming your Easter egg haul into something even more delicious 

Melt those Easter eggs into a delicious dessert today.

Chocolate and peanut butter layer cake

recipe by:Michelle Darmody

This showstopper is a hit with all fans of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

Servings

12

Preparation Time

 20 mins

Cooking Time

 1 hours 10 mins

Total Time

 1 hours 30 mins

Course

 Baking

Ingredients

• 30ml strong coffee

• 200g chocolate

• 200g butter, softened 

• 90ml water

• 390g brown sugar

• 85g plain flour

• 85g self-raising flour

• 25g cocoa powder

• 85g buttermilk

• 3 eggs

• ½ tsp baking powder

• For the peanut buttercream:

• 250g butter, softened 

• 500g icing sugar

• 300g smooth peanut butter

• 80ml cream

• For the ganache:

• 100ml cream

• 100g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces.

Method

1. Place the coffee, chocolate, butter and water into a saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted. Mix the flours, sugar and cocoa powder together.

2. Lightly beat the buttermilk with the eggs and baking powder.

3. Melt chocolate, butter and coffee in a pot. Stir in the dry ingredients.

4. Then mix in the melted ingredients from the sauce pan.

5. When everything is completely combined pour into a lined 8inch tin.

6. Bake at 140°C for 1 hour 10 minutes approximately. Test with a skewer and once it comes out clean the cake is fully baked in the centre. Allow to cool in the tin for ten minutes and then gently turn onto a wire rack to cool.

7. To make the icing whisk the ingredients together until light and fluffy.

8. To make the ganache heat the cream until it is starting to shiver and stir in the chocolate until it has melted.

9. Slice the cooled cake into three discs and layer the peanut butter between each layer. Cover the cake with the ganache and decorate as you wish.

White chocolate and pecan nut brownies

recipe by:Michelle Darmody

Often known as blondies, these decadent, gooey treats can be enhanced with vanilla or you can experiment with chopped nuts

Servings

12

Preparation Time

 15 mins

Cooking Time

 25 mins

Total Time

 40 mins

Course

 Baking

Ingredients

• 220g caster sugar

• 4 eggs

• 225g butter, softened

• 150g plain flour

• 220g white chocolate chips

• 100g pecan nuts

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and line an 8 inch square tin with baking parchment.

2. Beat the sugar and eggs until they are beginning to get fluffy then add the butter and gently blend it in.

3. Stir in the flour until combined then stir in the chocolate chips and pecan nuts.

4. Spread the mixture into the tin and bake for half and hour or until a skewer comes out clean. Set aside to cool before cutting into squares.