Piped Easter eggs

Name: Piped Easter eggs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 110 g / 4 oz / 1 cup self-raising flour; 110 g / 4 oz / 1/2 cup golden caster sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp mixed spice or pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg (freshly grated); 110 g / 4 oz / 1/2 cup margarine (softened); 2 eggs (large, free-range); 1 lemon zest (unwaxed lemon); 1 portion fondant icing or glaze (made with lemon juice or water (see p.68 or p.16)); food coloring (gel preferred), to taste; 2 tbsp royal icing (see p.16); sprinkles (optional), to taste

A lightly spiced sponge cake decorated with piped Easter egg designs — an ideal treat for Easter.

45 min

Easy

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Ingredients

self-raising flour 110 g / 4 oz / 1 cup

golden caster sugar 110 g / 4 oz / 1/2 cup

baking powder 1 tsp

mixed spice or pumpkin pie spice 1/2 tsp

ground nutmeg (freshly grated) 1/2 tsp

margarine (softened) 110 g / 4 oz / 1/2 cup

eggs (large, free-range) 2

lemon zest (unwaxed lemon) 1

fondant icing or glaze (made with lemon juice or water (see p.68 or p.16)) 1 portion

food coloring (gel preferred) to taste

royal icing (see p.16) 2 tbsp

sprinkles (optional) to taste

Instructions

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas mark 3. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.

Make the batter

Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and spices into a large bowl, food processor or stand mixer. Add the margarine, eggs and lemon zest, and beat until light and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is evenly combined, then beat for a moment more.

Baking

Spoon the batter into the paper cases and bake for 20 minutes until firm to the touch and golden. Remove and leave to cool.

Base decoration

Prepare the fondant icing or glaze and tint it with food coloring to your desired shade. If using fondant icing, gently warm it over a bain-marie. Cover the cakes and leave to dry.

Piped decoration

Tint the royal icing in various colors and pipe decorative Easter egg designs onto the cakes using a piping bag fitted with a fine nozzle. Add sprinkles for a sparkling finish if desired.