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Eggshell Cakes: Mini Cakes Baked into Eggs!

January 18, 2012 By radmegan 18 Comments

Lately, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about cakes baked INSIDE of chicken eggs. I’ve seen the results online: cute, petite and basically “portion control” dessert in a pretty costume. So when my niece and I had our crafty date day, we decided that if everyone else is doing it, we should try this sweet little food-craft too!
Using a sharp knife, I cracked a couple dozen eggs at their top and carefully peeled away just enough shell for the yolk to pour out. 
As I cracked and emptied out each egg, I separated the yolks from the whites and stored them in plastic containers for later use. 
I rinsed out the egg shells thoroughly in hot water, and let them soak for about 30 minutes. (We used this time to glue plastic jewels to sunglasses.)

Since our day was jam-packed with activities, we used a boxed cake mix. (I know, I know, from scratch is so much better… but boxed cake (confetti cake at that!) was what we piped into each egg. 

The night before I had attempted to dye the eggs on the right in beet juice… unsuccessfully. Let’s pretend they are dinosaur eggs, ok?

We filled each egg with cake batter but left about a quarter of an inch from the top of each egg. We didn’t want to fill them too full, fearing that they might overflow. We baked them for about 25 minutes at 350 F.

Apparently, a quarter of an inch of space is NOT ENOUGH! Leave more expansion room in your eggs! While setting the eggs in mini muffin tins for support was one good idea we had, the BETTER idea was putting the mini muffin tins on a cookie sheet before baking! That batter went wild!              

After cutting away as much of the extra cake from the shells as possible, the eggs were still pretty hideous. I used a wet wash cloth to remove the rest of the cake from the outside of the shells. This step is labor intensive- but important if you want to give your cake eggs to ANYONE! They really do get better looking… if you work to clean them up.

And if a few break during the clean-up process, I’m sure you can find someone to help you hide the evidence. 

 

Once cleaned up and relatively free of excess batter, a little frosting sure helps cover the multitude of sins you may still see. 

And then of course, there are sprinkles… 

These eggs are certainly more fun to eat (peel the shell like you would a hard-boiled egg and ENJOY!) but for the amount of clean-up, I think I will only bring these out for special springtime events like Easter or special birthdays!


What do you think? Would you try these?



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Filed Under: Baking Tagged With: Baking, cake, cake eggs, easter, eggs, fun, fun food, kid cooking


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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    January 18, 2012 at 10:28 am

    Whered my comment go? I’ve been wanting to try these too but I’m glad you did it first! I’ll won’t fill them as much and let you know how they turn out!

    – Jennifer S

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  2. Shaina Smith says

    January 18, 2012 at 11:18 am

    I want to try these for Easter! I’m thinking I won’t leave them in the shells for presentation though. A quick dip in chocolate then decorate the hardened chocolate shell – that’s where my brain is going anyway. We’ll see about actual follow-through!

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    • Patricia Calef says

      January 25, 2012 at 11:01 am

      Excellent idea.

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  3. Cassandra of Pooknflip says

    January 18, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    So. Stinkin. Cute. But sounds really labor-intensive. I’m working on just gettin my buns into the kitchen more often – let alone having my food be cute. :) Great pics and tips though! Looks like you gals had a blast!

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  4. radmegan says

    January 18, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    Thanks you guys!
    Shaina- I LOVE your idea! Dooooooo itttttt!!!!!

    Cassandra- It does help knowing that there is tasty, tasty cake inside each shell! Makes the work worth it… for special occasions anyway! We did have a blast! :)

    Thanks for the comments!
    xoxo

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  5. Helen Dooley says

    January 18, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    These so look fun, I think we can try these when we dye eggs this year. Fun idea. TFS!!

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  6. Britt @ The Magnolia Pair says

    January 18, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    Aw these are so cute! What a great idea! Love this !

    XO. Britt
    The Magnolia Pair

    :)

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  7. Britt @ The Magnolia Pair says

    January 18, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    & loved your guest post on Janee’s blog! Glad I found you on there!

    Reply
  8. radmegan says

    January 18, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    Thank you Helen!! :)

    And thank you Britt! I’m happy you are here!

    xoxo
    radmegan

    Reply
  9. Loveforfood says

    January 19, 2012 at 1:51 am

    Would you try these? – of course!

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    • radmegan says

      April 7, 2012 at 4:04 pm

      Yay! That’s music to my ears :)

      Reply
  10. Sandy says

    January 24, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    I love the idea but I’m not sure I would take the time to make them. I certainly would eat them. lol Hope you’ll visit and follow me…have a great day. xoso Sandy

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    • radmegan says

      April 7, 2012 at 4:05 pm

      Haha! You sound just like my niece! It IS always helpful to have extra taste-testers around :)

      Reply
  11. Patricia Calef says

    January 25, 2012 at 11:02 am

    I think I will do this but color the eggshells in some food coloring. And the dipping the cakes in chocolate is a good alternative for the ones whose eggshell just don’t make it.

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  12. Patricia Calef says

    January 25, 2012 at 11:03 am

    And add some bling to the shells like the jewels on your sunglasses. See, now you got me started. I am now going to be obsessed with ideas.

    Reply
  13. Krista says

    April 7, 2012 at 11:34 am

    This are so creative and beautiful! Just added them to my list of ‘Most Creative Easter Treats’ – thanks for sharing :)

    http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/citychic/the-most-creative-easter-treats

    Reply
  14. aysecehayaller says

    May 1, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    WAOWWW …!! ÇOK ÇILGINCA … ((:

    Reply
  15. Geradine says

    July 30, 2012 at 2:36 am

    Looks wonderful, thanks for sharinge these pics and the recipe so i could find your blog on pinterest!

    Reply

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