Mini Easter Egg Cakes with little coconut nest and candy eggs, a great no bake Easter dessert that uses grocery stores shells. Smother in buttercream, preserves and fresh strawebrries. Great hack for kids too!
2tbspmilkup to 6 may be needed to smooth out buttercream
1tspvanilla extract
Coconut Grass
½cupshredded coconut
4dropsgreen food coloring
1tspwater
Mini Easter Cakes
6dessert shells
strawberry preserves
egg shaped candy
Instructions
How to make Green Coconut Grass
Dissolve 4-6 drops of green food coloring into 1 tsp water.
Place the coconut into a small resealable bag and drizzle the color water on top.
Seal the bag and knead it well to distribute the green color. Store any leftover coconut in a sealed container or bag.
How to make Homemade Buttercream Frosting
In a mixing bowl, beat butter for 1 minute until smooth.
Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and beat well.
Slowly add 2 tbsp milk and vanilla and beat on low and then high.
Add remaining powdered sugar while beating on low and increase speed to medium when incorporated.
Continue to beat on medium and add additional milk, one tablespoon at a time, until the consistency is appropriate for spreading.
Place icing into a piping bag and cut a 1/2" opening in the tip.
How to make No-Bake Mini Easter Egg Cakes
Place 3 dessert shells on 3 separate plates.
Place a small amount of fruit preserves into the cup of each shell.
Top preserves with buttercream icing and additional jam.
Pipe a small amount of buttercream into another dessert cup and place (cup side down) on top. Gently press two halves together.
Pipe buttercream on the top and outside of the cakes. Spread smooth with a knife.
Top mini cake with shredded green coconut and egg -shaped candies.
Sprinkle additional coconut around the base of each cake for decoration and serve.
Notes
Add Fresh FruitOptionally add fresh fruit like cut-up strawberries inside cake shells before sealing. Unfortunately, our area is short on strawberries, and we couldn’t include them in our recipe as the original TikTok version did.