Pretty Easter Cake and Spritz Cookies

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I made these treats for Bible study.
I totally copied the cake from a lovely place I recently visited.Pops and Podge shared their fabulous Directions/Tips for  making a beautiful Easter cake.  They included a lovely lemon filling and egg-shaped cake pops covered in melting chocolate for the top.Check out their yummy blog!
The springtime cookies are made using a cookie press so they fill a tray quickly. Add a few sprinkles of colorful sugars and a tiny chocolate chip for the center.
Classic Spritz Cookies
PRINT RECIPEIngredients:1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter or margarine, softened (do not substitute vegetable oil spread)1 cup sugar1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (14 ounces)Colored sugar or sprinkles (optional) 
Directions:1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat butter on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add sugar, egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, 1 cup at a time; mix well. Dough will be soft; do not refrigerate.
2. Fill Cookie Press, fitted with disk of your choice. Press dough onto ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Decorate cookies with colored sugar or sprinkles, if desired.
3. Bake 10-12 minutes or until firm but not brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove to cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
Such a pretty little cake that whips together quickly using items already in the pantry.
I didn't add the lemon filling.It calls for a white cake mix but I had only French Vanilla.A tub of frostingCandy bar with nuts ~ probably better without nuts to make chocolate curls but that's what I had.I divided the batter into three bowls and added food coloring.  Poured into three 8-inch pans and baked.When cooled, I frosted and patted coconut onto the sides,shredded the chocolate bar with a vegetable peeler and mounded onto the top of the cake.Hollowed out a nest and popped in a few foil-covered chocolate eggs.
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For detailed how-to and lots of great tips, head on over to Pops and Podge!
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