Food & Drink

The big bank holiday weekend has finally arrived and families with children in the house will be looking for ways to keep them entertained. 

Baking is a fitting and fun way to spend the time at home – so we’ve rounded up a few Easter recipes to get stuck into.

The four recipes we’ve collated are all easy to make and require just a handful of ingredients – many of which you might have in the cupboards already. Some are also great for using up extra Easter eggs lying around the house.

Feast on these tasty treats….

Summer Berry Meringue Wreath Recipe

This recipe serves eight and take 10 minutes of preparation.

Ingredients:

  • 1 x 410g can Princes Summer Fruits
  • 8 ready-made meringue nests
  • 300g double cream
  • Mini meringues to decorate, optional
  • Edible flowers and fresh mint, to decorate

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Cherry Cheesecake Filled Easter Eggs Recipe

This recipe serves 4 people and takes 15 minutes of prep.

Ingredients:

  • 410g can Princes Black Cherry Fruit Filling
  • 4x ½ Easter egg shells
  • 150g chocolate brownie chunks
  • 200g Mini Eggs
  • 300g soft cheese
  • 50g icing sugar
  • 140g double cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Sprinkle of sea salt

Method:

Happy Easter Cake Recipe

This recipe serves six and has a bake time of 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

  • A little butter, for greasing
  • 125g Self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 115g Caster sugar
  • 75g Vegetable fat, such as Trex, at room temperature
  • 2 Large eggs
  • 3 tbsp Milk
  • ½ tsp Vanilla extract

Filling and decoration:

  • 100g Butter, at room temperature
  • 250g Icing sugar
  • ½ tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2-3 Drops pink or yellow food colouring
  • 3-4 tbsp Raspberry jam
  • Small Easter eggs and tiny icing flowers

Method:

Easter Nest Cupcakes Recipe

This recipe serves 10 and has a bake time of 25 minutes.

Ingredients:

  • 125g Self-raising flour
  • 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp Baking powder
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 115g Caster sugar
  • 75g Vegetable fat, such as Trex, at room temperature
  • 2 Large eggs
  • 3 tbsp Milk
  • ½ tsp Vanilla extract

To Decorate:

  • 100g Butter, at room temperature
  • 225g Icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 2 Chocolate flake bars, crumbled
  • 30 Mini chocolate Easter eggs

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