Speckled easter cake with nest recipe (ft DeDietrich) (2024)

Vegan, easy.

Easter is just around the corner, so why not get in the kitchen and create a delicious cake to celebrate this time of year!

A four-layered pink and chocolate chip sponge cakes, with lemon buttercream, speckled chocolate details with a homemade chocolate nest with vegan mini eggs!

I baked this cake in my DeDietrich oven.

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I used the Sponge cake setting to help me make these absolutely delicious cake!

It baked the cakes beautifully, giving them a lovely spongy texture, light and airy, along with a slight golden colour! Baked to perfection.

This cake is perfect for spring and the Easter holidays. It’s fun to make,tastes divine and will be sure to wow your guests at your Easter get-togetherswith this impressive centrepiece.

Preparation- 10 minutes

Baking time- 18-20 minutes

Serves- 10-15

Level- Easy

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Ingredients for the chocolate chip cakes

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To make the choc chip cakes

Step 1- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees c and line two 6inch cake tins with greaseproof paper.

Step 2- In a small bowl, combine the dairy-milk with the apple cider vinegar and whisk until fully combined.

Set aside for 10 minutes to curdle. This creates a vegan ‘buttermilk’.

Step 3- In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.

Mix well to combine.

Step 4- Add the melted coconut oil to the ‘buttermilk’ and whisk to combine.

Step 5- Add the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until a smooth batter.

Step 6- Fold in the chocolate chips.

Step 7- Divide the batter into 2 of the lined cake tins.

Make sure to tap the tins on the worktop to remove any air bubbles.

Step 8- Pop the cakes into the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes.

You will know they are done when you put a knife or skewer in and it comes out clean and they are springy to the touch.

Step 9- Place the cakes on a cooling rack and allow to cool fully.

Once cool, pop them into a sealed container to keep them fresh before frosting.

To make the pink cakes

Repeat the exact steps for the chocolate chip as you did for the pink cake but instead of adding in chocolate chips, stir in the pink food gel.

Allow all of the cakes to cool fully before decorating.

To make the buttercream

Step 1- In a bowl/stand mixer, cream the butter on high then add in the icing sugar, vanilla extract, lemon extract and pink food gel.

Add a splash of milk if needed.

Step 2- Stack and fill the cakes with the buttercream.

Step 3- Crumb coat the whole cake and then pop into the fridge to set.

This will take around an hour.

Step 4- Once the crumb coat is set, add another coat of buttercream and level until smooth. I use a cake scraper and a large pallet knife.

Watch this amazing video on how to perfectly crumb coat a cake.

Step 5- Melt some dairy-free dark chocolate.

Step 6- Using a paintbrush or baking brush, dunk the bristles into the melted chocolate and flick the chocolate over the cake creating a splatter pattern.

Cover the entire cake, then pop into the fridge for 30 minutes to set.

I made the birds nest out of Vermicelli mixed with dairy-free dark chocolate.

The mini eggs are from the Sweet Lounge which I speckled with edible gold paint.

Serve fresh or store in a sealed container in the fridge, the buttercream will firm up at room temperature.

Best eaten within a few days!

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