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Easter Treats

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I cannot believe it is almost Easter! Literally the bunny has snuck up on me this year! So, I am trying to get my act together by making some easy treats, gifts and snacks that anyone can do. Literally, I have an Easter basket you can make in 3 minutes and a glue gun! Does not get much easier than that!

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Candy Easter Baskets

4 movie theatre boxes of candy (same dimensions if possible)
1 Nerd Rope Candy
Cardboard
Glue gun
Faux Easter grass
Easter treats of your choice

Glue the ends of the candy boxed together forming a square.  Trace the bottom of the square on a piece of cardboard. (I used the flap of an old shipping box)

Glue the cardboard to the bottom of the square making a “bottom” to your basket. Secure the nerd rope to make the handle. Allow the glue to dry completely before filling your basket with grass and goodies!

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Bunny Munch 

5 cups Skinny Pop Popcorn
2 cups Chex Rice cereal
2 cups pretzel sticks
2 cups Annie’s Homegrown Bunny Grahams
1 cup Easter M&M’s
pink or white candy melt
Easter sprinkles
Place the popcorn, rice chex, pretzels, and bunny grahams on a parchment lined counter. Melt the candy melts according to package instructions. Drizzle the dry mixture with the candy melts and then sprinkle on the M&M’s and sprinkles. Place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to allow the candy melts to set up. Store the bunny tracks in an airtight container till you are ready to eat.
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Hidden Treat Cupcakes
1 cake mix of your choice (prepared as cupcakes)
M&M Easter egg candies
buttercream frosting
Easter Sprinkles
Prepare the cupcakes according to the package instructions. Cut the center out of cupcakes. Tuck the M&M’s into the center of the cupcake. Using a ziploc bag or pastry bag and pipe on the frosting covering the hole. Add sprinkles and any other embellishments.
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Easy Buttercream Frosting
1/2 cup Braum’s unsalted butter (room temperature)
4-5 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 Tablespoon milk
Using an electric mixer beat the butter till smooth. Mix in the vanilla, milk and powdered sugar till smooth. Add more milk as necessary.

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Easy Lemon Swirl Bundt Cake

1 lemon cake mix
3 extra large eggs
1/2 cup water
1/3 vegetable oil
1 cup sour cream
1 can frozen pink lemonade (2 tablespoon)
hot pink food coloring
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoon milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and arrange a rack in the center of the oven. Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl beat together the cake mix, eggs, water and vegetable oil till smooth using an electric mixer. Mix in the sour cream till combined. Remove 1 cup of the batter and place in a small bowl. In the small bowl with the batter add the pink lemonade and stir. Add more pink food coloring till it reaches your desired pinkness! Add half of the lemon batter to the bottom of the pan. Swirl the pink batter into the center of pan and then top with the remaining lemon batter. Place the cake into the center of the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center of the cake with no batter on it. Remove from the oven and allow it to sit 10 minutes before inverting onto a plate. Allow the cake the thoroughly cook before frosting. Pipe the glaze on using a pastry bag or a Ziploc bag that you snip the end off of. Store the cake in the refrigerator till you are ready to serve.

Glaze:

In a medium sized bowl mix together the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk till the is smooth enough to easily pipe onto the cake once it is cool.