Easter Themed Cooking Club

We had an Easter themed Cooking Club at my house last Tuesday night.  There were lots of treats to be had and a few things savory.  I demonstrated a few piping techniques, but it was 80* and I don't have air conditioning.  So, the frosting was melting as we were piping, but it was still a lot of fun.  As always, please feel free to post your recipes below.

Rice Krispies Treats Bird Nests

• 6 cups Rice Krispies
  
• 10 ounces marshmallows
  
• 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
  
• 1 (10 ounce) bags shredded coconut
  
• green food coloring
  
• 48 jelly beans
  

Directions 

1. Make Rice Krispies treats as directed on box.
2. Lightly butter your hands.
3. Pinch out a handful of the prepared Rice Krispies treats, roll in a ball, and place on wax paper.
4. Form ball into a "bird nest" formation.
5. While Rice Krispies nests are cooling, dye the coconut.
6. Place coconut in a bowl and add green food color-shake until coated well.
7. Place green coconut and 3-6 jellybeans in each nest.

Twinkies Cupcakes

1 package Lemon Cake Mix

1 package Pineapple or Yellow Cake Mix (I used Pineapple)

Cream Filling:

2 c powdered sugar

1/4 c Crisco

1/4 c butter, softened

3 T milk

1 t vanilla

Dash Salt

Make cake according to package instructions.  Bake in paper liners.

For cream filling; cream shortening and butter.  Add remaining ingredients and beat until light and creamy.  From the bottom of each cupcake, scoop out the center area.  Fill each cupcake with cream filling, then plug the hole with the ball of cupcake you scooped out.