White Chocolate and Carrot Cake Peeps Nests #DessertChallenge
 
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Ingredients
  • 8 ounces white chocolate melts, melted
  • ½ cup white chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup toasted coconut
  • 6 Peeps or marshmallow candies
for the cake
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup cooked mashed carrots
Instructions
  1. Drizzle melted white chocolate into paper lined cups. Refrigerate until firm. Peel off paper before assembling.
for the cake
  1. Mix together oil, egg, vanilla and sugar.Add carrots.
  2. In a separate bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices.
  3. Stir in dry ingredients.
  4. Fill each cupcake paper lined tin about halfway full. Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before assembling nests.
  5. To assemble:
  6. Add cake slice to chocolate nest. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. top with a peep and white chocolate nibs.
Recipe by Cindy's Recipes and Writings at https://www.cindysrecipesandwritings.com/white-chocolate-and-carrot-cake-peeps-nests-dessertchallenge/