Bake Cake INSIDE of an Egg!!

I was sitting at my apartment working on some homework when I heard an unexpected knock at the door. When I opened it, I found a small Easter basket resting on the mat with a note attached to it and the name April inscribed on the outside of the note. My cousin, April, was out on campus so I sent her a text message letting her know that she had a surprise awaiting her return. I could tell she was already excited and eager to know the details of this surprise. Finally, she returned and promptly read the note to discover that it was from her boyfriend. He apologized for the Easter basket, but requested that she spend an afternoon with him for a picnic. April was stoked!

Later that day she told me about her plan to respond to the invitation. She explained to her "picnic curse". From her story, I learned that from three separate instances she had gone on a picnic date with a boy only to find that he was breaking up with her a day or so later. She had yet to go on a picnic that was not directly followed by this disappointment. The date that Cory, her boyfriend, had set up was intended to break the picnic curse once and for all!

She had discovered a youtube video earlier teaching the art of baking cake inside an egg and we were thrilled to try it out!

Step one: Poke a whole in the large end of the egg with a fork or other sharp utensil (this is where the egg sac is located allowing you to make a whole without getting messy).

Step two: Now, proceed to make the whole larger. You may be able to use your fingers. If not use anything that is long and thin (a paper clip unfolded may work fine). The hole should be a little less than an inch in diameter.

Step three: Hold the egg above a container, large end down and gently shake the egg white and yolk into the container (shake side to side as well as up and down) Depending on how many eggs you are making you will have some leftover. That is why tupperware is good. However, make sure that you set aside the number of eggs according to your cake recipe.

Step four: Wash out the inside of the egg by running it under water.

Step five: Fill bowls with water and food coloring. Set the eggs inside until they are as dark as you would like them to be (It is best if the water level is deep enough to cover the egg, but as long as you rotate it, it will be fine).

Step six: (While eggs are soaking) After making the cake batter according to your recipe, separate it into different bowls and color with the food coloring. 

Step seven: Take the eggs out of the food coloring and replace with more eggs. Set the finished eggs on paper towel to dry.

Step eight: Pour the colored cake batter into separate ziplock bags. Cut a small, triangular piece out of the corner.

Step nine: Place tin foil in a muffin pan and adjust so that they eggs can rest inside (hole side up).

Step ten: Spray the inside of the eggs with Pam cooking spray. Fill the eggs (about half way) with all colors. The colors will swirl in cooking so there is no need to try to do any particular design.

Step 11: Bake in the oven according to baking instructions for the cake mixture. 

Step twelve: If you fill the eggs only halfway, you shouldn't have as much cake flow over as this, but there may be some that you will need to peel off.

Step thirteen: Arrange eggs in an Easter basket.

Step fourteen: To eat, crack egg on a hard surface just as you would normally crack an egg and peel away the shell.

Step fifteen: ENJOY! :)

In case you were wondering, Cory was impressed. :)