Easter Nests
Makes 24
Easter
was an exciting occasion throughout our childhood and I’m not just referring to
the annual family (dogs included) Easter egg hunt.
On Good Friday, our mother would willingly encourage my sisters and me into her kitchen to bake special Easter nests.
This is where some of my fondest memories of cooking began and where I first learnt the vital art of following a recipe - before then, I had infancy on my side, whereby my age allowed me to be only capable of stirring and licking a bowl!
Although from my mother’s point of view, I’m not quite sure what she was thinking allowing four boisterous daughters, notorious for their knack to cause disruption wherever they went, into her sanctuary, let alone her pantry!
For us, it was a chance to demonstrate our new found skill of cooking, which brought out the competitive streak in all of us.
But most important of all, it was an opportunity to bond with our mother over a recipe she once made with her's.
On Good Friday, our mother would willingly encourage my sisters and me into her kitchen to bake special Easter nests.
This is where some of my fondest memories of cooking began and where I first learnt the vital art of following a recipe - before then, I had infancy on my side, whereby my age allowed me to be only capable of stirring and licking a bowl!
Although from my mother’s point of view, I’m not quite sure what she was thinking allowing four boisterous daughters, notorious for their knack to cause disruption wherever they went, into her sanctuary, let alone her pantry!
For us, it was a chance to demonstrate our new found skill of cooking, which brought out the competitive streak in all of us.
But most important of all, it was an opportunity to bond with our mother over a recipe she once made with her's.
This
is the perfect recipe to keep the children entertained for an afternoon and
encourage them into baking – providing they don’t eat all the mixture
beforehand, something we were all guilty of once-upon-a-time. These lovely little
themed cakes make for a delicious treat after a boisterous Easter egg hunt.
Ingredients
150g
cornflakes
150g
shredded wheat
200g
milk chocolate (Cook’s choice: Galaxy or Dairy Milk)
100g
Green and Black’s 70% dark chocolate
100g
unsalted butter
5tbsp
golden syrup
To decorate
200g
mini eggs
24
paper cupcake cases
Method
v
Put
the cornflakes and shredded wheat into a bowl and crush using a rolling-pin.
v
Break
both chocolates up into a glass bowl and add the butter.
v
With
adult supervision, melt over a saucepan
of simmering water (Cook’s note ~
Don’t let the water touch the bottom of the bowl or the chocolate will curdle)
v
Once
all the ingredients have melted, mix the golden syrup.
v
Pour
the mixture over the cornflakes and shredded wheat and mix it all together
until the chocolate has coated the dry ingredients in the bowl, minus the
children.
v
Lay
the cake cases out on a tray and spoon the mixture into each one (ideally ¾tbsp
per case)
v
Use
your thumb to make a little dip in each ‘nest’ and fill with three mini eggs.
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