Dessert this Sunday includes Pretty Easter Cake and Spritz Cookies. The layered cake is frosted with a sprinkling of flaked coconut. The classic spritz cookies are decorated with pastel colored sprinkles.I was inspired to make the cake from a lovely place I recently visited. Pops and Podge shared their fabulous Directions/Tips for making a beautiful Easter cake. They included a lovely lemon filling and egg-shaped cake pops covered in melting chocolate for the top. I spread frosting between the cake layers instead of using the lemon filling.
Check out their yummy blog!
The springtime classic Spritz cookies are made using a cookie press so they fill a tray quickly. Add a few sprinkles of colorful sugars and a tiny chocolate chip for the center.
Classic Spritz Cookies
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter or margarine, softened (do not substitute vegetable oil spread)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (14 ounces)
Colored sugar or sprinkles (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat butter on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add sugar, egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, 1 cup at a time; mix well. Dough will be soft; do not refrigerate.
2. Fill Cookie Press, fitted with disk of your choice. Press dough onto ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Decorate cookies with colored sugar or sprinkles, if desired.
3. Bake 10-12 minutes or until firm but not brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove to cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
Pretty Easter Cake
Such a pretty little cake that whips together quickly using items already in the pantry. I didn’t add the lemon filling. It calls for a white cake mix but I had only French Vanilla.
A tub of frosting
Candy bar with nuts ~ probably better without nuts to make chocolate curls but that’s what I had.
I divided the batter into three bowls and added food coloring. Poured into three 8-inch pans and baked.
When cooled, I frosted and patted coconut onto the sides, shredded the chocolate bar with a vegetable peeler and mounded onto the top of the cake. Hollowed out a nest and popped in a few foil-covered chocolate eggs.
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For detailed how-to and lots of great tips, head on over to Pops and Podge!
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For detailed how-to and lots of great tips, head on over to Pops and Podge!
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Sitting here with my cup of coffee and reading these recipes is painful:) What good sounding and looking recipes! Thank you!
Both desserts are just beautiful! Happy Easter Weekend-enjoy:@)
Almost too pretty to eat….I said, "almost!" Blessings to you and your family this Easter.
Love the Easter cake — how clever! And we always save Spritz for Christmas — never thought of them as a Spring cookie!
Such pretty, delicate cookies, and the cake is stunning! Happy Easter!
Both the cake and the cookies look wonderful. Sending Happy Easter wishes to you and your family, Lorraine!
Beautiful cake and cookies…. Just perfect for Spring!! Happy Easter!!
The cake and cookies look so good!
I have a weakness for yummmy cakes, Im going to have to try your recipe.
Thanks for sharing!
Lucky, lucky bible study friends.
Everything you do looks so classy… I mean EVERYTHING. I can't wait to try both. Thank you for sharing. I absolutely love your blog. ♥
~ Lisa ~
Now why is it that I only pull out the cookie press for Christmas… Definitely coming out now!
Blessings, Debbie
don't know which of these treats looks better! I love them. What a nice thing to do…Happy Easter!
I love the cake and cookies! I want you in my Bible study.
My Norwegian grandmother used to make Spritz cookies and I loved them. Thanks for the memories and …recipes.
Blessings and love,
Debbie
Oh my goodness! My mom used to make spritz cookies at Christmas time and it never occurred to me to make them for Easter! Beautiful cookies and scrumptious looking cake!
Yummy! Love it…
Oh wow, those are beautiful — both the cake and the cookies. I can see I should step up my game for Easter desserts this year!
That cake would make a wonderful centrepiece for the Easter table – I love it!
What a festive and fabulous cake Lorraine. Have a wonderful Easter.
Beautiful and delicious, and I just remembered the coconut…I forgot to get the coconut (grrr!).
Blessings!
The cookies are so cute but that cake is fabulous! I bet it tastes even better then it looks! Have a great weekend!
No, no my shiny eggs were just hard boiled and dyed. I did polish them with olive oil after they dried. The oil just enhanced the depth of the color!
How beautiful–cake and cookies! I'm sure your friends at Bible Study were delighted!
Wow..stunning! I would love to be in your bible study group!
The cake looks delicious, L, and the cookies too.
You won a prize announced on 3/21 on my blog. I mailed the other 10 out today.
Email me your address and I will get it out after Easter.
There's another little give away tonight.
WOW!!! So beautiful! I love that you bakes for your Bible study group. I am sure all members were very happy!
Your cake and cookies look so delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe!