{"id":90887,"date":"2019-04-19T20:23:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T09:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=90887"},"modified":"2019-04-19T20:23:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T09:23:06","slug":"easter-cake-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/easter-cake-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Cake Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"comment-rating-field-pro-plugin\"><div class=\"rating-container crfp-group-1\"><span class=\"label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/easter-cake-recipe\/#comments\">Rate it  <\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t       \t\t<span class=\"rating-always-on\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"crfp-rating crfp-rating-4-5\" style=\"width:72px\"><a href=\"#comments\">4.5<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div align=center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-how-to-cook-that-550x308.png\" alt=\"chocolate easter nest edible ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"308\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-90896\" data-wp-pid=\"90896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-how-to-cook-that-550x308.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-how-to-cook-that-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-how-to-cook-that-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-how-to-cook-that-400x224.png 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-how-to-cook-that-1200x675-cropped.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Happy Easter Everyone!<\/p>\n<p>I love setting up Easter egg hunts for my boys, I try to make them harder each year the older they get.  There are clues leading to each new location.  The back of the clue says how many there are to be found there so they can keep hunting until they have them all.  A tip for those of you who have older eagle eyed hunters and slightly slower little cute ones, get the different ages to hunt for different coloured eggs.  For example the older kids can only get blue and gold eggs and the little ones can get any colour.  That way you can make the blue and gold eggs harder to find and the others easier. <\/p>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oo1e1ZVdclM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>To decorate the cake:<\/h4>\n<p>1 packet mini eggs<br \/>\n200g (7.05 ounces) dark chocolate (real chocolate containing cocoa butter)<br \/>\nsprinkles<br \/>\n50g (1.76 ounces) compound white chocolate<\/p>\n<p>A piece of marble or corona placed in the freezer for making the nest or alternatively you can make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-birds-nest\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nest this way<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Sponge Cake Recipe:<\/h4>\n<p>You will need to make two quantities of the recipe below.  I like to make them separately so it all fits in my mixing bowls and so the cakes are not sitting around waiting to be baked. Bake the first batch in two 8&#8243; round cake tins, with the second batch colour half of it blue and leave the other half plain, bake in two 8&#8243; cake tins.  So overall you will have three plain sponge cakes and one blue one.<\/p>\n<p>For each batch you need:<br \/>\n2 cups or 320g (11.29 ounces) plain or all purpose flour<br \/>\n1 1\/2 cups or 327g (11.53 ounces) sugar<br \/>\n1 Tbsp or 3 tsp baking powder<br \/>\n1 1\/2 tsp or 7.5g (0.26 ounces) powdered gelatin <\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup or 125mL (4.23 fluid ounces) vegetable oil such as canola oil<br \/>\n7 egg yolks or 105g (3.7 ounces)<br \/>\n1 cup or 250mL (8.45 fluid ounces) cold water<\/p>\n<p>250g (8.82 ounces) or 7 egg whites<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp cream of tartar<\/p>\n<p>Blue food colouring<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 160C (320 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n<p>Place the flour, sugar, baking powder and gelatine into a bowl and whisk to aerate and get rid of any lumps.  Make well in the centre and pour in the oil, egg yolks and water.  Set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Add the cream of tartar to the egg whites and whip to soft peaks.  Mix the flour mixture until just combined then fold in the egg whites, keeping as much air in the mixture as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Pour into two 8&#8243; round cake tins and bake for 45minutes at 160C (320 degrees Fahrenheit) or until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean.<\/p>\n<p>Buttercream (you may need to make this in two batches so that it fits in your mixing bowl)<br \/>\n600g (21.16 ounces) or 2 1\/2 cup margarine<br \/>\n12 1\/2 cups or 1575g (55.56 ounces) icing sugar<br \/>\nmusk flavouring (optional, you could use a little lemon juice instead if you prefer)<\/p>\n<p>Whisk together the margarine and icing sugar and flavouring on low speed until combined then whip on medium speed for a few minutes to aerate.<\/p>\n<p>Cut a small circle out of the centre of the plain cakes.  Cut a medium circle from one side of the blue layer.  Then cut 4 small circles from the blue in the same size as you cut out of the plain cakes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-cake-ann-reardon-550x279.png\" alt=\"easter cake how to cook that\" width=\"550\" height=\"279\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-90895\" data-wp-pid=\"90895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-cake-ann-reardon-550x279.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-cake-ann-reardon-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-cake-ann-reardon-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-cake-ann-reardon-400x203.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Layer up the cakes as shown in the video and cover the outside with buttercream.  Smooth the sides and top of the cake.  Place the cake in the fridge for a couple of hours.  Using an icing comb run it around the cake (note you can buy similar combs in the hardware store as tile glue spreaders).  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stripy-cak-decorating-ann-rearodn-550x596.png\" alt=\"stripy cake ann reardon how to cook that\" width=\"550\" height=\"596\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-90899\" data-wp-pid=\"90899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stripy-cak-decorating-ann-rearodn-550x596.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stripy-cak-decorating-ann-rearodn-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stripy-cak-decorating-ann-rearodn-768x833.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stripy-cak-decorating-ann-rearodn-300x325.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stripy-cak-decorating-ann-rearodn.png 1926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pipe different colours into the missing lines then smooth it around using a flat metal cake scraper.  Pipe a frill of purple and orange around the base.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-550x305.png\" alt=\"easter cake ann reardon how to cook that\" width=\"550\" height=\"305\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-90898\" data-wp-pid=\"90898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-550x305.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-400x222.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Put the remaining fronting into a plastic wrap as shown in the video and pipe swirls around the top of the cake.  Melt the white chocolate and pipe it around the edge allowing it to drip down nd add sprinkles.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-550x309.png\" alt=\"drip cake ann reardon how to cook that\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-90897\" data-wp-pid=\"90897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-550x309.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-400x224.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/eastercake-2019-ann-reardon-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"easter cake ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-90892\" data-wp-pid=\"90892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/eastercake-2019-ann-reardon-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/eastercake-2019-ann-reardon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/eastercake-2019-ann-reardon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/eastercake-2019-ann-reardon-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/eastercake-2019-ann-reardon.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\/\", \n  \"@type\": \"Recipe\", \n  \"name\": \"Easter Nest Drip Cake\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/easter-nest-cake-ann-reardon-how-to-cook-that-550x308.png\",\n  \"description\": \"Recipe & video tutorial for this  Easter cake with chocolate nest, eggs, buttercream stripes, chocolate drip and a cross inside.\",\n  \"keywords\": \"easter cake, easter cake ideas. how to make and easter cake, cross inside cake. ann reardon, how to cook that, cake video,\",\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Person\",\n    \"name\": \"Ann Reardon\"\n  },\n  \"datePublished\": \"2019-04-19\",\n  \"prepTime\": \"PT120M\",\n  \"cookTime\": \"PT40M\", \n  \"totalTime\": \"PT160M\", \n  \"recipeCategory\": \"dessert, morning tea, afternoon tea, snack, party, easter, celebration\", \n  \"recipeCuisine\": \"American, Australian, French\", \n  \"recipeYield\": \"12\", \n  \"nutrition\": {\n    \"@type\": \"NutritionInformation\",\n    \"calories\": \"600 cal (2510.4 kilojoules)\"\n  },\n  \"recipeIngredient\": [\n    \"For the Sponge Cake\",\n    \"2 cups or 320g (11.29 ounces) (11.29 ounces (320.07 grams)) plain all-purpose flour\",\n    \"1 1\/2 cups or 327g (11.53 ounces) (11.53 ounces (326.87 grams)) sugar\",\n    \"1 Tbsp or 3 tsp baking powder\",\n    \"1 1\/2 tsp or 7.5g (0.26 ounces) (0.26 ounces (7.37 grams)) gelatin (powdered)\",\n    \"1\/2 cup or 125ml vegetable oil such as canola oil\",\n    \"7 egg yolks or 105g (3.7 ounces) (3.7 ounces (104.89 grams))\",\n\"1 cup or 250millilitres (8.45 fluid ounces (249.9 millilitres)) (8.45 fluid ounces (249.9 millilitres)) cold water\",\n\"7 egg whites or 252g (8.89 ounces) (8.89 ounces (252.03 grams))\",\n\"1\/2 tsp cream of tartar\"\n  ],\n  \"recipeInstructions\": [{\n    \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n    \"text\": \"Place your flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and gelatin into a bowl and whisk it to incorporate air and get rid of any lumps.\"\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n    \"text\": \"Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture then pour in the oil, egg yolks and water in that order. Set that bowl to one side.\"\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n    \"text\": \"Put your egg whites and cream of tartar into another bowl and whisk on high speed until you get soft peaks.\"\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n    \"text\": \"Mix together the flour mixture for 30 seconds only or until just combined, don\u2019t over-mix this.\"\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n    \"text\": \"Using a spatula fold in your egg whites in three batches.\"\n  },{\n   \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n    \"text\":\"Line but do not grease two 20cm (7.87 inches) (7.87 inches (19.99 centimetres)) cake tins and spread the mixture evenly between the two.  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I love setting up Easter egg hunts for my boys, I try to make them harder each year the older they get. There are clues leading to each new location. The back of the clue says how many there are to be found there so they can keep hunting until they have them all. A tip for those of you who have older eagle eyed hunters and slightly slower little cute ones,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,1652,748],"tags":[31,3261,3257,3256,3259,3253,3254,3255,1697,3260,1617,3258,281,1773],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90887"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90887"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90914,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90887\/revisions\/90914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}