Chocolate Baked Donut Easter Nests

Baked chocolate donuts, dipped in chocolate and decorated with mini eggs

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Donut

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 12

Total Time 42

Servings

Calories 338kcal

Author thebakingexplorer

Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and grease two 6-hole donut tins with butter
Mix together the caster sugar, milk, vegetable oil and eggs in a bowl with a whisk
Add the self raising flour and cocoa powder and whisk in
Divide the batter between the trays. You can put the batter into a piping bag to make it a bit neater to dispense into the trays, but you can do it with a spoon too
Bake them for 12 minutes, then remove them from the tin (I use a spoon to gently prise them out) and leave to cool on a cooling rack
Melt the dark chocolate in a bowl. You can melt it in the microwave, make sure to use a microwave safe bowl. Heat the chocolate for 30 seconds, stir it, then heat in 10 second bursts, stirring in between
Set the donuts onto a rack with a baking tray underneath to catch any drips of chocolate
Dip the top half of the donuts in the dark chocolate and place back on the rack
Sprinkle the crushed flake bars over the donuts while the chocolate is still wet
Add three Mini Eggs in the centre of each donut
Store leftover in an airtight container and eat within 3 days

Make sure your ingredients, particularly the eggs, are at room temperature before you start baking.
You can use a different type of oil besides vegetable oil. I'd recommend one that doesn't have a strong flavour, canola and sunflower oil would both work well.
If you can't get hold of Flake Bars, you can use a potato peeler to grate a bar of chocolate over the donuts. Or use ready made chocolate curls or sprinkles.
You will need a 12 hole donut tin (or two 6 hole donut tins) to make this recipe.
Although I provide cup measurements, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients out using digital kitchen scales. It is the most accurate way to measure ingredients and will ensure the best results. Digital scales are very low cost and can be purchased for around £12 ($16.50) .
For teaspoon (tsp) and tablespoon (tbsp) measurements, please use measuring spoons and not the type of spoons you eat with. Again this will ensure accuracy and provide the best results.