Easy Elegant Easter Eggs
- 1 stick butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 6 cups confectioners' sugar
- 8 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
- In large bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla and condensed milk and beat until blended.
- Add two cups of sugar and beat until blended.
- Add two additional cups sugar and beat with mixer until blended.
- If mixer is a heavy duty model, you may be able to use it to blend in the remaining sugar.
- Otherwise, remove the bowl from the mixer stand and using a wooden spoon, beat in the remaining sugar.
- Remove mixture from bowl onto clean counter surface and knead with your hands if necessary to make a smooth, fondant consistency.
- Pinch off about two tablespoons of the fondant and roll it between yourhands to form a smooth egg shape, slightly narrower at one end.
- Place each egg on a cookie sheet covered with waxed paper.
- Refrigerate a few hours or overnight to firm and chill before dipping in chocolate adhere to the eggs.
- Dip in chocolate.
- Moist, sweetened coconut may be added to the fondant to make coconut cream eggs.
- For peanut butter eggs, make a small yolk of aboutone tablespoon peanut butter and wrap in a thin layer of fondant.
- Shape as directed for shaping plain eggs.
- Coat with chocolate for plain eggs.
butter, vanilla, condensed milk, sugar, unsweetened chocolate
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2220 (may not work)