Easter Dessert Idea: Robin’s Nest Cake Recipe

This Robin’s Nest cake is sure to impress all of your friends and family this Easter! A delicious (and easy to make) treat!

I recently got a box full of goodies from Tastefully Simple. It was their Easter Collection and designed to help you with practically every part of the meal for Easter Dinner. I was so excited to dig in and start baking and cooking.

My absolute favorite recipe is the Robin’s Nest Cake. It was really easy even though it appears to be somewhat daunting. Oh, and it is delicious! We now make it every year and guess what — it can be made with any cake or cake mix!

Ingredients For Robin’s Nest Cake

• 1 package Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix
• 1 cup Water
• 1 1/2 sticks of melted butter
• 1/2 cup Rhubarb Strawberry Fruit Spread
• 1 8 oz. package Softened Cream Cheese
• 1 16 oz. container Chocolate Frosting
• 1 bottle Decorative Chocolate Cupcake Icing with Tips
• 1 10 oz. package Robin Egg Candies (I prefer the Cadbury milk chocolate eggs but any will work)

Directions for Robin’s Nest Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare the Absolutely Almond Pound Cake according to package directions (or use your favorite cake mix or cake recipe!)
3. In Medium bowl, combine cream cheese and Rhubarb Strawberry Fruit Spread (or your favorite fruit spread).
4. Place half the cake batter in a greased Bundt pan.
5. Dollop with cream cheese mixture.
6. Pour remaining batter in pan.
7. Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes in pan.
9. Remove from pan and cool completely.
10. Frost with chocolate frosting.
11. Using the straight drawing tip on the decorative icing, draw lines all over the cake creating the look of a nest.
12. Fill center of cake with robin egg candies (my favorites are the Cadbury Milk Chocolate Mini Eggs).

This is just about 170 calories per slice – perfect to indulge in when Spring hits!

Robin’s Nest Cake Recipe perfect for Spring or Easter

An easy to make cake that is perfect for an Easter or Spring party!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8 cake slices

Calories 170 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 package Your Favorite Cake Mix (or recipe)
• 1 cup Water
• 1 1/2 sticks of melted butter
• 1/2 cup Rhubarb Strawberry Fruit Spread (or your favorite spread)
• 1 8 oz. package Softened Cream Cheese
• 1 16 oz. Chocolate Frosting
• 1 bottle Decorative Chocolate Cupcake Icing with Tips
• 1 10 oz. package Robin Egg Candies I prefer the Cadbury milk chocolate eggs but any will work

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare the Absolutely Almond Pound Cake according to package directions (or your favorite cake mix or recipe).
• In Medium bowl, combine cream cheese and Rhubarb Strawberry Fruit Spread (or your favorite fruit spread).
• Place half the cake batter in a greased Bundt pan.
• Dollop with cream cheese mixture.
• Pour remaining batter in pan.
• Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes in pan.
• Remove from pan and cool completely.
• Frost with chocolate frosting.
• Using the straight drawing tip on the decorative icing, draw lines all over the cake creating the look of a nest.
• Fill center of cake with robin egg candies.

Notes

Great for Easter or Spring party!

Keyword dessert, easter dessert, spring dessert

Tessa Smith

Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved Film and TV Critic. She is also a Freelance Writer. Tessa has been in the Entertainment writing business for ten years and is a member of several Critics Associations including the Critics Choice Association and the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association.

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