Splendour in the grass

There is no finer tradition than creating traditions, and Easter is no exception.

This year we introduced Easter PJs as a special gift from Mr E.Bunny himself. There’ll still be an egg hunt on Easter Sunday but it’s nice to have a treat on Good Friday to kick start the weekend’s festivities (and gluttony).

Easter is also a traditional time for baking so it was inevitable I’d find myself making something di-licious.

It started as a special request from Mr Di-licious’ work colleagues – could I possibly whip up some cupcakes for the staff Easter morning tea? No worries.

I was kind of excited to dust off the cupcake papers again – these were going to be my first batch of cuppies for 2011.

Chocolate was the obvious flavour choice but the decoration required some thought. I wanted them to be in the spirit of Easter but appealing to adults and children alike.

What could be sweeter than some candy coated mini chocolate eggs nestled in a clump of buttercream grass?

If you can hold a piping bag then this design is a snap. Easier than a buttercream swirl, the grass is piped using the Wilton grass tip (No. 233) . Wilton has a great tutorial explaining the grass piping technique on their website.

Nestle a few candy eggs on top then sit back and enjoy the delighted reactions from young and old alike!

The cuppies were a hit at the office. They’ve also been thoroughly road tested by Olive and her friends with a double thumbs up for Easter goodness.

Perhaps these cupcakes might become part of your Easter tradition too?

From my family to yours, we hope you have a di-licious Easter!