Description
Easter Basket Bundt Cake is a delightful spring dessert that combines a moist cake with shredded coconut and colorful chocolate candies, perfect for celebrating Easter.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup pastel-colored chocolate candies (e.g., M&M’s or similar)
- Green food coloring (optional)
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. Mix until just combined.
- Fold in the shredded coconut and half of the pastel-colored chocolate candies.
- Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, dust the top with powdered sugar and decorate with the remaining pastel candies. If desired, mix a few drops of green food coloring into shredded coconut to create ‘grass’ and sprinkle it around the candies.
Notes
- For a chocolate version, substitute ½ cup of the flour with unsweetened cocoa powder.
- You can add a layer of cream cheese frosting between two layers of the bundt cake for added richness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg