As a child my favorite part of Easter was coloring Easter eggs. I would get so excited when my mom would buy me the egg coloring kit at the supermarket. The year they came out with the sparkle kit I didn’t even know what to do with myself! I guess things haven’t changed much over the years 😉 On a recent trip to Home Goods I found this adorable miniature egg cake pan. Due to a complete lack of restraint when it comes to anything kitchen related and my love for miniature desserts, I had to buy it.
What a great find! The only thing that could possibly be better than coloring eggs would be coloring egg cakes. Where was this when I was a kid?!
There are so many possibilities when it comes to these miniature cakes. You could make cute little egg shaped muffins for an Easter brunch, or tea cakes for a luncheon. When it comes to decorating you could frost them with different colors of buttercream, glaze them, or cover them with fondant. I whipped up my favorite chocolate cake and covered the eggs with fondant. I love all the pastel colors associated with Spring and Easter so I used lavender, mint green, and rose pink food coloring to color my fondant. I cut out different sized stripes, polka dots, and flowers to decorate them. Working with fondant can be a little tedious, but I find the end result is totally worth the effort. I hope you enjoy my grown up version of coloring Easter eggs!
My tips for working with fondant:
- Always wrap fondant you are not using in plastic wrap. It dries out very quickly.
- One of my most useful tools is a small pizza wheel that I use for trimming excess fondant around cakes.
- Powdered sugar prevents fondant from sticking to counters/rolling pin when you’re rolling it out.
- I always keep a pastry brush on hand for getting rid of excess powdered sugar once the cake is covered.
- A fondant smoother is key to achieving a clean, smooth finish.
- I use a ruler and pizza wheel to cut all my stripes.
- I use the small end of a pastry tip to cut out polka dots.
- Have patience!
thepickyeater @ A Spoonful of YUMM ! says
>very cute …highly creative !!! love it 😀 happy baking….do stop by my blog 🙂
Magic of Spice says
>These are so amazingly adorable!
visda says
>This is gorgeous and worth the hard work you have put into it. I love the colors you use. Thanks for sharing.
Joy says
>Those are so cute.
Emily says
>I used to work in a bakery that made something very close to this. Very cute! And I love the ducky dish!
Molly says
>This is my first visit to your blog, and my, oh my, what gorgeous creations!
TheProDiva says
>You are so amazingly creative! I would have never thought to make little egg cakes for Easter. Such a great idea!
Moogie says
>Adorable litttle cakes. I'm your newest follower.
Brindusa says
>I love these cute and precious eggs. I am sure that kids (and not only them) will enjoy their Easter dessert. Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day.
Katrina {In Katrina's Kitchen} says
>I love that you covered your mini cakes in fondant. They are so pretty! Helpful tips too! Thanks!
Angela says
>very pretty! i've never worked with fondant before and your pretty cakes might be the push i need to try it. great job!
Pauline says
>I don't blame you for being tempted to buy that tin, I love that section in the cook shop, fires the imagination 🙂
Sandra says
>These look so beautiful! Love how you made them! Nicely done!!!
Christine's Pantry says
>To cute! Love it! Great job!
Kate says
>Wow! These are so cute! What a great idea!
Dee Dee's Delights says
>This sound great, I am hosting a linky party called Sunday Buffet, Your welcome to add these to the Buffet line! http://deedeesdelights.blogspot.com/p/sunday-buffet.html
Heather Hands says
>These are so cute.
Our Eyes Eat First says
>what an absolutely adorable idea! I would love to find these on an easter hunt : j
Lizzy says
>Wow!!! What fabulous mini-cakes…and you decorated them perfectly~
Becky says
>Your little egg cakes are so beautiful, and I love the colors! Perfect for Spring!
Lindsey says
>These little cakes are darling! I love the colors. 🙂
Dulce Dough says
>Your eggs are so pretty! I have that cake pan and thought about getting it out…..but since I have "retired" from cake decorating I think I will just admire yours cakes!
Sandra says
>Very cute and very professional. I can appreciate the work that goes into covering anything with fondant. Hope you're having a great weekend.
Parsley Sage says
>Ohmigoshthesearesocuto! I would be mortified to ruin them by taking a massive bite. Maybe if you twisted my arm. Great grown-up way to decorate eggs for Easter. Well done!
Christine's Pantry says
>Congratulations on your well deserved award!
briarrose says
>Beautiful job on these. Perfect for Easter.
Emily says
>Aww they are so cute! Pretty too
Elisabeth says
>These yummy Easter eggs are gorgeous. This is something that I regret not learning…you are so talented with the exquisite decorating!
BTW-The awards that I posted are for paying it forward.
The list that I had from back in Jan. was way too long, so I'm repeating it again. I'm not making another list, but please grab the awards. I would like to pay it forward to you. You deserve it well!
xo
Eftychia says
>Oh, these are so cute. Very beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.
Hester Casey - Alchemy says
>Wow! These are just lovely. I would be thrilled to get one of these instead of the usual chocolate eggs. Wow!
Kate@Diethood says
>Wow…that is amazing. So much talent… lucky you! 🙂
Kayla says
>This is so so so cute! I love it 🙂