The best Easter nest cakes

Name: The best Easter nest cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 Shredded Wheat; 25 g salted pretzels; 50 g butter, cubed; 50 g golden syrup; 25 g mini marshmallows; 75 g Cooks’ Ingredients Milk Chocolate, finely chopped; 125 g Cooks’ Ingredients Dark Chocolate, finely chopped; 80 g pack Cadbury Mini Eggs (enough for 3 eggs per nest)

This simple recipe is one that many families reach for during the Easter holidays – and for good reason. It’s no-bake, covered in chocolate and perfect to make with little helpers. Try Martha Collison's version here with marshmallows.

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Makes8
CourseCake
Prepare15 mins
Cook-
Total time15 mins
Plussetting

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Ingredients

3 Shredded Wheat
25g salted pretzels
50g butter, cubed
50g golden syrup
25g mini marshmallows
75g Cooks’ Ingredients Milk Chocolate, finely chopped
125g Cooks’ Ingredients Dark Chocolate, finely chopped
80g pack Cadbury Mini Eggs (enough for 3 eggs per nest)

Method

Line a baking tray with baking parchment and set aside. Using your fingers, break up the cereal in a mixing bowl so no large chunks remain and there are lots of strands. Crush the pretzels into the bowl and toss to combine.
Melt the butter, golden syrup and mini marshmallows in a saucepan over a medium heat, stirring with a spatula until the butter and marshmallows have melted and the mixture is smooth and bubbling. Turn off the heat, add the chopped milk and dark chocolate, then stir well until completely melted.
Add the crushed cereal and pretzels to the chocolate mixture and mix well until completely coated. Using an ice-cream scoop or 2 spoons, dollop 8 even amounts of mixture onto the prepared tray, keeping them as circular as possible. Press down on each mound to create a well in the centre using a spoon.
Fill each nest with mini chocolate eggs, then leave to cool for at least 1 hour, until set. These cakes will keep for up to 1 week in an airtight container.

Cook’s tip

Cupcake cases
I love the look of these nests when they’re a bit wild, so I make them free-form. But there is nothing to stop you dividing the mixture between cupcake cases in a cake tin, if you need them to be portable.

Cake toppers
These simple nests make great decorations for more complex Easter bakes. You could use the mixture to make a large nest to top a celebration cake, or make miniature versions to top cupcakes.

Sweet and salty
I’ve incorporated salted pretzels into the mixture to add texture and flavour. Salt brings out the flavour notes in chocolate, and makes these little treats incredibly moreish! Swap for 1 more Shredded Wheat if you don’t have them in the cupboard, and add ½ tsp sea salt flakes instead.