Anchor Chocolate Flavour Mousse Bouncing Bunny Easter Cup Cakes

Makes: Approx 18 ‘rabbits’
You will need:

225g (8oz) Anchor Spreadable butter
225g (8oz) Caster sugar
225g (8oz) self raising flour
5ml (1tsp) Baking Powder 4 medium eggs 5ml (1tsp) vanilla extract

Cake cases
Black grapes, halved (for feet)
Anchor Chocolate Flavour Mousse Real Dairy Cream
Mini marshmallows (for noses & eyes) or white chocolate chips
Tube black icing or currants
Dried mango or apricots, cut into thin strips (for whiskers)

How to make:
Preheat oven to Gas 4 180C 350F
Place into a large bowl the: Anchor Spreadable butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, eggs and vanilla extract
Beat together until the mixture is thoroughly combined together and creamy in texture
Place a large spoonful of the mixture into each paper case
Place into preheated oven and cook for about 20 mins until well risen and golden
Allow to cool before decorating

Slice a piece off the top of the cake to make the ears – cut in half to make two ears (use a cocktail stick if you like to make the ears really stand up – but warn those about to eat them!)
Push ears into the back edge of the cake
Squirt with Anchor Chocolate Mousse; add the grapes for feet and marshmallows for eyes and nose
Finish off with black eyes and whiskers – serve straight away or make up the ‘rabbits’ and eat as you go!!

Anchor Extra Thick Real Dairy Cream ‘Just Hatched’ Chick Meringues

Makes: As many ‘chicks’ as you wish
You will need:

Dried mango slices or dried apricots (for beaks & feet)
Pre-made individual meringues (two per chick)
1 fresh mango, peeled and sliced
Anchor Extra Thick Real Dairy Cream
Tube of black icing or currants (for eyes)

How to make:
Cut dried mango or apricots into diamond shapes, fold in half for the beaks and cut a small square and zig zag one edge to make the feet
Take two meringues and place a slice of the fresh mango on one half and squirt the Anchor Extra Thick Real Dairy Cream onto the other – carefully sandwich together
Push beaks into the cream and sit the chick on the feet
Add eyes and serve straight away and enjoy!

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