Thursday, April 26, 2012

Easter lemon cream coconut cake egg nest recipe, great for a special occasion!


This cake is the most delicious, easy to make ever. You can decorate it like the picture above or with candy to make a nest cake for Easter.
The lion House cakes and cupcakes book with the Lemon cake and coconut recipe was my inspiration.



Lemon cream and coconut cake
All you need is a box of yellow cake mix and a can of lemon cream pie filling from Dunkan hines.


Follow the cake mix direction and add the lemon cream, saving 1/2 cup for the filling.


You will want to make the cake to the size you want. I like small cakes, so after freezing the cake i cut the 2 pieces i wanted.



I cut the 2 pieces in 2 to make more layers.
The filling is just 1/2 cup lemon cream and 1 container whip cream. Beat it together.


Use the filling also for the outside of the cake.


Cover with shredded coconut.
Shape a nest.
The eggs are Jolly rancher Jelly beans.



How pretty is this egg nest cake!









16 comments:

Cottage and Broome said...

Love any thing with coconut, your cake looks wonderful. Laura

Unknown said...

That looks so easy I think I could make it! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Dorothy~~

Anonymous said...

Frenchy,
That cake looks delicious.
I could go for a piece of that right now.
Thank you for sharing.
Pat

Anne said...

That looks delicious YUM.
Anne

Unknown said...

So easy and i know your friends or Mom will ask you for the recipe!

Marlis said...

this just looks fabulous and not too hard to make.. thanks for sharing.. xomarlis

Barbara said...

This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing this with us. Love your cake stand!

d e l i g h t said...

Looks divine! I love every recipe I have ever tried from my Lion House recipe books. A piece of cake sounds good right now!

Mikey Fuller said...

This sounds amazing!!! I can't belive how long it has been since I dropped by, it seems you were only a few months pregnant! Shame on me! You continue to have one of my favorite blogs! Your creativity and wit are priceless! I love your themed parties, fabulous recipes, and your beautiful photography! I still treasure and get compliments from guest on the lovely necklace I won from a give-a-way you hosted when I first started blogging two years ago. Several magazine features later, and I'm going strong! I don't know if you like Celine Dion, but I've had the song "s'il suffisait d'aimer" stuck in my head for a few days now. . .if only lover were enough--wouldn't the world be the better for it?

~Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage
www.shabbyfrenchcottage.com
www.mikeyfullermusic.com

Mikey Fuller said...

This sounds amazing!!! I can't belive how long it has been since I dropped by, it seems you were only a few months pregnant! Shame on me! You continue to have one of my favorite blogs! Your creativity and wit are priceless! I love your themed parties, fabulous recipes, and your beautiful photography! I still treasure and get compliments from guest on the lovely necklace I won from a give-a-way you hosted when I first started blogging two years ago. Several magazine features later, and I'm going strong! I don't know if you like Celine Dion, but I've had the song "s'il suffisait d'aimer" stuck in my head for a few days now. . .if only lover were enough--wouldn't the world be the better for it?

~Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage
www.shabbyfrenchcottage.com
www.mikeyfullermusic.com

Holly @ abakershouse.com said...

What a beautiful cake! I am glad I found your blog through Somewhat Simple's link up.

My Dream Canvas said...

This looks delicious. I am visiting you via the linky party at Somewhat Simple. I look forward to seeing you at My Dream Canvas.

Jane said...

this looks yummy!!!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty cake!

Kathy said...

How much lemon cream do u add to cake mix. Beautiful cake!!

Unknown said...

Take 1/2 off the can for the filling and poor the rest with the batter.

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