And whilst you are at it, see how many Easter eggs the kids (erm erm you) can eat in a five minute period. Oh the fun you all could have.
This cake has some serious flavour going for it. Think roasted hazelnut flour; more nuttiness from the spelt flour; sweetness from honey and a whole sprinkling of lemon zest. Then of course, it is all about the gorgeous coloured speckled chocolate eggs on the top. Just the right sort of show stopper cake I will be bringing out to finish off our extended family Easter lunch. Heck, I might even go all out and make them a chocolate cake too.
This cake, like lots of sponge cakes, is actually quite easy to make. And is really useful to make with children, as licking out the bowl can keep them quiet for at least a whole quarter of an hour. The whipped cream is my standard icing – it is not as sweet as normal icing, and you can add flavours like the lemon or raspberry jam with no hassle. So here is my lemony, hazelnut chocolate Easter egg cake. Please, please, please try it for Easter.
More Easter Recipes
Easy Hot Cross Buns with Mango and Coconut. Rocky Road Cake. Here are some other chocolaty or other Easter recipes from around the web. Creme egg cheesecake from Taming Twins. Crunchy, chewy, fruity muesli chocolate nests from A Mummy Too. Chocolate pizza from Elsbro. Creme egg chocolate drizzle cake from Lavender and Lovage. Creme egg chocolate ganache tart from Baking Queen 74. Cardamom scented treacle tart from the Hedgecombers. Hot Cross Bun Spiced icecream from Glamorous Glutton. Chocolate coconut flapjacks from My Fussy Eater. Chocolate and lemon curd pancakes from Tinned Tomatoes. Chocolate chestnut fondant from Cooksister. Coconut oil brownies with maple roasted sweet potato from Veggie Desserts. Thick and fudgy double chocolate cookies from Pinch of Yum.
