Easter Nest Cake with Buttercream Frosting

Easter Nest Cake with Buttercream Frosting is a delightful dessert that is perfect for Easter celebrations. This cake is a combination of moist and fluffy vanilla cake layers, filled with a creamy buttercream frosting, and topped with a nest of chocolate eggs. This dish is a perfect blend of sweet and savory flavors that will leave your taste buds craving for more.
Ingredients:

For the Cake:

- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk

For the Buttercream Frosting:

- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Decoration:

- 1 cup chocolate eggs
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- Green food coloring

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk, until the batter is smooth.
5. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
7. To make the buttercream frosting, beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract, and beat until smooth and fluffy.
8. To decorate the cake, tint the shredded coconut with green food coloring. Spread a layer of buttercream frosting on top of one cake layer, then place the second cake layer on top. Spread a thin layer of frosting over the entire cake, then press the tinted coconut onto the frosting to create a nest. Fill the nest with chocolate eggs.
This Easter Nest Cake with Buttercream Frosting is a perfect dessert for any Easter celebration. The moist and fluffy vanilla cake layers are perfectly complemented by the creamy and sweet buttercream frosting. The chocolate eggs and coconut nest add a fun and festive touch to the cake. This dish is a perfect combination of sweet and savory flavors that will leave your taste buds craving for more. Type of this dish is Cake and its 3 main ingredients are flour, butter, and sugar.