1. CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS
Makes 10 small eggs
Ingredients

500 grams icing sugar
50 grams cocoa powder or drinking chocolate
100 grams butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
¼ teaspoon salt
2 bars cooking chocolate melted
½ cup warm water

Blend the icing sugar. Cocoa powder / drinking chocolate, butter, vanilla essence, salt, melted chocolate and warm water together. Mix well to a smooth dough. Form into 10 small balls and mould into egg shapes. Decorate as desired.

2. MARZIPAN EASTER EGGS
Makes 10 small eggs
Ingredients

250 grams almonds
250 grams sugar
300 grams icing sugar
2 egg whites
A little rose water for grinding
¼ teaspoon almond essence

Grind the almonds with the egg whites and rose water to a smooth paste. Transfer the paste into a heavy bottomed pan and add the sugar. Cook on low heat stirring all the time till the mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat and add the icing sugar and a few drops of colour of your choice. Knead till it forms a dry ball. Divide the mixture into 10 even sized balls and mould into egg shapes. Decorate with royal icing.

3.WALNUT FUDGE EASTER EGGS
Makes 6 medium size eggs
Ingredients

50 grams cocoa powder
2 cups milk
500 grams sugar
50 grams butter
125 grams walnuts chopped fine

Boil milk and sugar together till it thickens. Make a paste with the cocoa powder and a little warm milk and add it to the milk along with the walnuts and butter. Simmer till the mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat and mould into egg shapes. Cool and wrap in decorative foil paper.