Easter egg nests

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These delightful Easter treats with a crumbly chocolate nest and eggs are perfect for kids to make

Easter egg nests

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Ingredients

  • 240g self-raising flour

  • 120g caster sugar

  • 120ml milk

  • 1 egg

  • 4 tbsp drinking chocolate powder

  • 120g butter, melted

  • To decorate:

  • 50g milk chocolate, broken into small, even pieces

  • 200g icing sugar

  • 2½ tbsp cocoa powder

  • 100g butter, softened

  • 1 tbsp milk

  • 2 crumbly chocolate bars such as a Flake, broken up

  • small coloured eggs

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C and pop 12 bun cases into a bun tin.

  2. Mix the flour and sugar together. Stir in the milk and egg until combined. Stir in the drinking chocolate then the melted butter. Scoop the batter into the prepared tin.

  3. Bake for 20 minutes until baked through. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

  4. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof dish above some boiling water, making sure not to let the steam into the chocolate. Set it aside.

  5. Whip the sugar, cocoa powder, and butter until fluffy. Whisk in the melted chocolate and the milk.

  6. Spread some icing onto the top of each bun and use this to stick the crumbly chocolate and eggs onto.

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