This easy Easter mini egg traybake features a soft and fluffy mini egg sponge cake packed with crunchy chocolate eggs and topped with smooth vanilla buttercream. Perfect for sharing, it’s a simple and colourful bake that’s ideal for Easter celebrations.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160° fan/ 350℉/ Gas 4) and line a 20 x 30cm (9x13-inch) traybake tin with baking paper.
Cream together the softened butter and sugars until light and fluffy. You can use a wooden spoon or an electric mixer.
225 g Unsalted Butter, 200 g Caster Sugar (superfine), 25 g Light Brown Sugar
Beat in the eggs one at a time and mix in the vanilla extract.
4 Large Eggs, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Fold in the flour and crushed mini eggs. Make sure the mini eggs are crushed into very small pieces otherwise they will sink to the bottom of the cake.
225 g Self Raising Flour, 100 g Mini Eggs
Spoon the cake batter into the prepared tin and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
To make the buttercream frosting, mix together the sieved icing sugar, softened butter, vanilla extract, and milk with an electric whisk until smooth and creamy. If the mixture is still a bit stiff, add a touch more milk.
200 g Salted Butter, 400 g Icing Sugar (powdered sugar), 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, 1 tablespoon Milk
Remove the cooled cake from the tin then spread the top of the cake with the smooth vanilla buttercream. I use a palette knife.
Sprinkle the top with the mini eggs before cutting it into slices.
196 g Mini Eggs
Notes
Crush the mini eggs finely to stop them sinking in the sponge
Use room temperature ingredients for a smooth batter and even bake
Don’t overmix the batter or the sponge may become dense
Check the cake a few minutes early to avoid overbaking and dryness
Let the sponge cool completely before adding buttercream
If buttercream is too soft, add more icing sugar or chill briefly
Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze the un-iced sponge for up to 3 months