Here comes peter cottontail…
Easter is right around the corner and I am looking forward to it. I've been in a baking mood lately and have enjoyed coming up with some different holiday creations. This is now the third time in three weeks I've made a variation of my snickerdoodle cups. These cups couldn't be easier and are under $5 to make. I've now stocked up on cake mix and frosting incase I need to make these on a whim. I have to say that this is the best one yet. My absolute favorite. They tasted like little german chocolate cakes.
Ingredients:
1 box of devil's food cake mix
1 egg
1 stick of butter (melted)
green food coloring
1 cup of coconut
Robin's Eggs (whoppers)
Frosting of your choice
Frosting of your choice
Directions:
Melt your butter then add the cake mix and then the egg. Mix until it forms dough.
Once you get your dough, simply scoop into a mini muffin pan. I greased mine first.
Bake at 350* for 8-10 min (until light brown)
When your cups come out of the oven they will be slightly brown, spray a mini tart shaper with cooking spray to help them not stick and press down the center of each cup. This will make the brownie bites in to a cup.
Once all the tops are pressed down and the bites have cooled a bit, move them to a cooling rack.
To finish them off, fill with your favorite frosting.
I used chocolate buttercream for this recipe.
Place a cup of coconut in a plastic bag and add a few drops of green food coloring. Mix thoroughly until coconut is the color you want. Empty onto a paper towel. I let it dry for 10 minutes. Place 1-2 tsp of coconut on top of the frosting.
Top them off with 2-3 Robin's Eggs.
Happy Easter!