Mini Easter Cakes (TikTok Hack!)
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!
Servings: 3 cakes
Calories: 3418kcal
Equipment
- Piping Bags
Ingredients
Homemade Buttercream
- ⅓ cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk up to 6 may be needed to smooth out buttercream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Coconut Grass
- ½ cup shredded coconut
- 4 drops green food coloring
- 1 tsp water
Mini Easter Cakes
- 6 dessert 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 Fruit
Optionally 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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cake | Calories: 3418kcal | Carbohydrates: 411g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 168g | Saturated Fat: 73g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 140mg | Sodium: 1693mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 28g | Sugar: 192g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 53mg