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HISTORY
& TRADITION
The Date of Easter
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/faq/docs/easter.html
Formula
for Determining the Date of Easter
http://www.almanac.com/edpicks/easterformula.html
The history of
Easter
http://azaz.essortment.com/historyofeaste_rlem.htm
Bonnets & Bunnies, The Origins of Easter
Why eggs? Why bunnies and baskets? Come find out with us. Create
springtime crafts (we have some great new ones) and cook up some
delicious recipes. Check out our Storybook Holidays: Easter Bunnies
http://www.web-holidays.com/easter/index.htm
Egg Balancing on the Equinox
Ancient folklore associating fertility with springtime survives not only in the
form of Easter eggs, but also in the superstitious belief that on the vernal
equinox raw eggs can be balanced on end.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blnotes5a.htm
GUATEMALA CITY
- Lent no longer tops the list for Easter hardships.
The annual Easter witch hunt began seven days prior to Holy Week this
year for Guatemalan students. The ritual consists of 15,000 hooded
students (mostly male) who publicly strip suspected criminals, and
beat them. This vigilante pummeling, and the accompanying parade, are
a sanctioned tradition where last year more than 108 lynching attempts
took place.
EASTER GOODIES/FREEBIES
http://www.festivefreebies.com/easter/
Nice FREE Printable Stationery
http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/stationery/older/easter.htm
FREE Craft Pattern!
Greet your visitors this Easter season with a bunny on
your mailbox! Free mailbox bunny pattern.
http://www.freecraftz.com/
FREE Easter Brochure!
Get this valuable brochure filled with "egg"cellent ideas for
whats, recipes and fun family activities, plus coupons.
Keep Easter Easy. 1-800 number.
http://www.hersheys.com/easter/brochure.html
FREE Recipes, Meal Ideas and More from Land O'Lakes!
Get recipes for Easter Nests, Shamrock cookies and the
sandwhich of the month. This site has lots of great
FREEbies, so be sure and check out all the links.
http://www.landolakes.com/
FREE Printable Easter Cards!
Don't forget Grandma, Grandpa, and other loved ones.
http://www.printfree.com/Holidays/Easter.htm
Easter
greetings
http://www.tasgreetings.com/easter.htm
Free Printable Easter Cards!
http://www.printfree.com/Holidays/Easter.htm
Easter
Poem & Egg Hunt!
http://recipes4learning.com/Detailed/120.html
This is designed to allow children to "find" their Easter baskets and
learn about the story of Jesus in the process.
Too
cute Easter!!
http://www.tasgreetings.com/babyeaster.htm
Easter Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail!
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/easter/easter.html
How to make Fabulous Easter Eggs, the Breads of Easter,
History and Traditions, Easter Rabbits, Easter Lilies,
Easter Menus, and for the day after Easter -- "The 10 Best
Things to do with Leftover Easter Eggs!
An Easter page just for kids
http://home.amaonline.com/teacherstuff/april_stuff.htm
Loaded with coloring pages, arts and activities, and much more.
EASTER SPECIAL
Color some eggs, play Find the Easter Bunny,
color some Easter coloring pages, learn about
the history and traditions of Easter and
try some fun Easter art activities.
http://artforkids.about.com/library/holidays/easter/bleaster.htm
Adorable, festive site with lots of Easter fun!
http://
www.holidays.net/easter
Site includes recipes, story of Easter and coloring for
the kids! Make sure you have some time, though, you
won't want to rush through!
More color will soak into hard boiled eggs if they are chilled before
dyeing
EASTER STORY COOKIES
To be made the evening before Easter, you need:
1 cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 cup sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300F.
Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the
wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was
arrested He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon. vinegar into
mixing bowl.Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was
given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus
gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it
and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the
salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own
sin. Read Luke 23:27.
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing.
Add 1 cup sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is
that Jesus died because He lives us. He wants us to know and belong to
Him. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff
peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity
in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read
Isaiah. 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered
cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where
Jesus' body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60.
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven
OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain
that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66.
GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in
the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb
was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie.
Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow!
On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open
and empty.
Read Matthew 28:1-9
Marvelous site with lots of Easter Candy recipes!
http://fp.enter.net/~rburk/easter/candy/eastercandy.htm
Chocolate Easter Eggs (2 centers)
Serving Size : 15 Preparation Time :0:15
----Chocolate Coating----
1 c semisweet chocolate disks -- melted
1 7 oz Hershey bar -- melted
----Peanut Butter Eggs----
4 1/2 c powdered sugar -- sifted
1 lb peanut butter
1 1/2 sticks butter
----Butter Cream Eggs----
4 ozs cream cheese -- softened
1/2 c butter
1 1/2 tsps vanilla
5 c powdered sugar --sifted
Chocolate Coating - In a double boiler, melt disks and Hershey bar.
Keep over heat as long as needed. Peanut Butter Eggs - In a small
mixing bowl, combine 4 1/2 cups sugar, peanut butter, and butter until
thoroughly combined. Then, form into small eggs. Refrigerate a short
time, about 1/2 hour on wax paper covered baking sheet. Dip in hot
chocolate coating, using a fork. Butter Cream Eggs - In a small mixing
bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and 5 cups sugar until
thoroughly combined. Then, refrigerate a short time on wax paper
covered baking sheet. Dip into hot chocolate coating, using a fork.
7 GREAT Easter Crafts
http://recipes4learning.com/Detailed/41.html
Paper Plate Easter Bonnets
paper plates
acrylic paints
white craft glue and/or glue stick
colored paper
glitter
hole punch
yarn
stickers
tissue paper
silk flowers
beads
buttons
stapler
Give each child a plate and punch two holes at opposite ends and tie yarn so that the "Hat" can be secured and tied under the child's chin.
Put out all the other supplies in such a way as all the kids can get to them. Encourage the kids to use different materials to decorate their hats.
They can add flowers in the center, punch holes around the edges and hang cut out shapes from yarn tied through the holes, they can make their own tissue paper flowers and glue them to the hat and add glitter for some sparkle. Let them be creative, and have fun!!
Clucking Rabbit
Happy Easter!! Easter is a great time of year for both young and old, and
who better to serve up a basket of treats than HERSHEY'S - your one-stop-HOP
for Easter family fun.
Check out What's New or Egg-cellent recipes.
Test your knowledge with Easter Trivia or find great Egg Hunt Hints.
Fill your screen for Easter with our Easter Wallpaper or download our
Cadbury Clucking Bunny Screensaver.
You'll find it all right here, at www.keepeastereasy.com.
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EASTER GAMES 2001
http://www.gamekids.com/easter01.html
EASTER SCAVENGER HUNT
The materials needed are as follows: any number of plastic eggs, paper, pen,
yard (which everyone has), and a lively group of kids that are ready to play
a fun and exciting Easter game. This game is played like the old yet still
fun game scavenger hunt. All you do is hide all the eggs in various places
in the yard. You put a different message is each egg. To start the game out
you give the kids a starting point. You give them the color of the egg they
need to find and a little description of the place where it is hidden. Then
you just sit back and enjoy watching the kids entertain themselves. To make
the game even funnier, the last egg will say where a prize is. This is a
option, but some good prize ideas are: stuffed bunny , money, toys,
chocolate egg or bunny (my personal favorite), or Easter basket full of
different goodies.
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http://www.garvick.com/annual/easter/recipes.htm
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Easter Egg hunt
When my children were little we would hold
traditional Easter Egg hunts in the back yard.
We sent out invitations to family and friends
and the children always had a good time.
Some of the things that I tried that worked well
included:
*After each egg or treat were found the children
had to come back to the deck to "touch base".
That way the hunt wasn't over with too quickly.
*Eggs were never hidden more than one step off
the lawn to keep small feet out of my flower
beds.
*There was one special egg that would hold a
winning ticket to some predetermined special
prize - usually a large stuffed animal.
*To make my garden more special I 'planted' lots
of silk flowers in addition to the real ones.
This had an added benefit of improving the
photographs.
*I had a lunch prepared buffet style after the
hunt for adults while the children ate their
candy prizes.
One family I read about uses a variety of
creative clues to lead children to there Easter
Nest. Every year their creativity grew and now
adults spend more time and get greater enjoyment
out of the hunts. They've even included the
Internet in the hunt.
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Easter Links
http://www.easterlinks.com/
Many years ago when I first did an Easter column I had
trouble finding four suitable sites to review. Back then the
Web was in its formative period and resources were somewhat
limited. Today there are hundreds of pages devoted to the
Easter holiday. If you're interested in doing a little more
Easter exploration just stop by this directory of Easter
links. The page includes hand selected pointers to some of
the best Easter sites available grouped into handy
categories. The content is updated frequently so check back
often for fresh links, Easter news and more.
EASTER LINKS
http://spiritwinds.org/apr2000/page0002.html
http://spiritwinds.org/apr2000/page0003.html
http://spiritwinds.org/apr2000/page0004.html
http://spiritwinds.org/apr2000/page0005.html
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EASTER BRUNCH LASAGNA
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash white pepper
3 cups milk
1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
9 lasagn noodles, cooked and drained
2 cups diced fully cooked ham
1 pkg (10 oz) frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
1/2 cups (12 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
4 hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped
In a heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour,
salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a
boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from
the heat; stir in onions, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce.
Spread a fourth of the white sauce in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x
2-in. baking dish. Top with three noodles, half of the ham and
broccoli, 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, 1 cup cheddar cheese,
half of the eggs and a fourth of the white sauce. Repeat layers.
Top with the remai,ing noodles, white sauce and cheeses. Bake,
uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes before cutting.
Yield: 12 servings.
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FAMILY TIME EASTER
Center this year's Easter dinner around a baked
ham and fresh vegetables. Decorate eggs in
bright colors and fanciful designs. Plan egg hunts,
tosses, and races for Easter Sunday. And consider
a light-as-air angel food cake for dessert.
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=5553
Easter Cupcakes
One of the easiest treats to dress up for
holidays and birthdays is the cupcake.
All you need is food coloring, cake decorator
gel and frosting, and a little imagination.
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=6251
Easter Egg Cake
Wow the kids and your friends with this super
easy Easter egg cake. All the fun is in the
decorating. Be creative and use whatever
colors and decorating fashion you wish.
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=6253
Start planning your Easter celebration with these
special traditions from around the world. You may
find a new idea or two for your own family!
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=951
FabulousFoods.com
Make exquisite chocolate Easter Eggs, a step-by-step
photo tutorial with pastry chef Jean Francois Houdre.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1396
Fun and free coloring pages for the
Easter season. Download and have fun!
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1407
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Ethnic cultures the world over celebrate Easter with
special breads. Check out some of our favorite recipes.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1397
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Easter marks the start of spring and is a sacred holiday for
Christians throughout the world as it signifies when Jesus
Christ was resurrected from the grave to live again. But where
did the Easter bunny and eggs fit into the Easter tradition?
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1413
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New and innovative ways to color Easter
eggs. Kitchen fun for the whole family!
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1410
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Hot Cross Buns have a mixed history, but they
are a wonderful Easter tradition year after year
in the United States and England. Learn to make
these sweet bread rolls with our easy instructions.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1445
Free Antique Virtual Greeting Cards - Gorgeous antique
cards sent at cyberspace speeds. It's fast, easy fun and
free to send greetings to loved ones the world over!
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/cards/eastercd.html
Easter Recipes and Treats for Kids - Make the
season fun with the kids in the kitchen! Let the
kids help make this fun, seasonal treats.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1582
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Easter Bunny Crafts - Fun crafts for
the little ones for the Easter season.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1581
Easter Ideas Galore: Start a heritage basket,grow a
centerpiece,find a new use for a goldfish bowl or teach
the real meaing of Easter. Moms share ideas for all of us!
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1605
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Easter Eggs hunts are a wonderful opportunity for parents to
sit back and enjoy seeing their beautiful children dressed up
in spotless, new Easter attire with their new tie or Easter bonnets.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1622
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Peeps are fun and inexpensive to use in your Easter
baskets, crafts and decorations. We've got lots of fun
ideas to do with peeps- from homemade candies and
cakes to edible necklaces and more!
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1626
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Colorful printable word search and word mix
ups for your classroom, homeschool, or just
for fun! Easter Bunny and Religious available.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1634
Get creative on a budget with our Easter basket
ideas- from making them to filling them, we've got
lots of fun, inexpensive ideas for your little bunnies.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1630
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Keep the kids busy over spring break and have fun
getting ready for Easter with homemade alternatives
to Easter Egg kits, leftover egg shell ideas and more.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1631
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Did you ever see the bunny cakes in the grocery store
bakery department? If you have, you may have noticed
that they can be expensive. I'm going to tell you how to
make your own so you can save money.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1756
A lovely little Easter wreath to make up in no time.
http://fromthehomefront.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=1749
All kinds Of Easter Fun
This site has a lot of fun ideas to keep you busy for Easter!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Easter/
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Bunny Song
sung to the tune of "The Hokey Pokey"
You put your ears in. You put your ears out
You put you ears in and you shake them all about.
You do the Bunny Pokey and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
You put your cute nose in....
You put your white paws in....
You put your white tail in...
You put the bunny in...
You can also have the kids dress up with bunny ears, black
face/painted noses/wiskers,and a cotton tail, white gloves.
Here is a Bunny craft to make to go with the song:
Fill a paper bag with crumpled paper. Pull another bag of the same
size over the top of the filled bag. Tie the bags together with
string, making sure to leave enough on top for the bunny's head. The
tied area is the neck. Cut ears and feet from cardboard, cover with
colored construction paper and glue into place. Paint the bunny. Add
paper eyes and mouth, maybe a yarn tie and a cute little cotton tail.
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Egg Hunt
It's time to go on an Easter Scavenger Hunt!!! Take a peek at
the hints and see how many graphics you can find. You might
just win a prize...
<a href=" http://www.mommytips.com/easter ">AOL Link</a>>
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EASTER LILIES
Here are a few tips to help you enjoy your Easter Lily:
· Choose a plant with dark green foliage all the way
down to the soil line.
· For a long season of blooms, choose a plant with one
or two open flowers, and six or more closed flowers
at various stages of maturity.
· Place the plant in indirect light in a room that
doesn't get too hot. Flowers will last longer at
temperatures of 60F to 65F.
· To promote long-lasting blooms, snip out the yellow
anthers once the flower opens.
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The Easter Village . This site contains a free print, color, cut and fold
paper project for kids. The Easter Village is composed of 4 egg houses, a
castle, a theater, a CTV (Carrot TV) television station, a flower shop, an
inn, a restaurant, a garage, a chocolate factory and a church. Plus,
there are 6 rabbit inhabitants to choose from and a complete landscape
section with roads, a bridge, trees, and even a river. There are also 6
Easter eggs and a design your own egg home.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Easter/fvillageeaster.htm
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Easter Crafts for kids. Adult kids too!!
http://www.ok.bc.ca/ten/easter/easter.html
Rosies Easter Basket Stories, recipes, hunts, and note cards to print.
http://www.night.net/easter/
Easter Lily History and care of.
http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/eastlily.html
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IT'S SPRINGTIME, THE PEEPS ARE IN FULL BLOOM
(I tried to get the boys to put this Marshmellow Peep
web site into one of their columns, but they both refused,
fearful of seeming limp-wristed)
You'll recognize 'em, I love them!
http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/start.html
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The Perfect Easter Egg
Step 1: Boil the egg the right way.
http://ww1.lfmn.com/s/s.asp?q=100811002l1c174765r1489e1S1297
Step 2: Use natural egg dyes.
http://ww1.lfmn.com/s/s.asp?q=100811002l2c174765r1489e1S1297
8 Easter menus
http://ww1.lfmn.com/s/s.asp?q=100811002l1c174715r1489e1S1297
WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE LEFTOVER HARD-BOILED EGGS?
Whether the egg came before the chicken or not, it remains the universal symbol of spring. Easter eggs, the egg on the Passover Seder table, eggs in primitive and pagan religions all represented rebirth, a fresh new season. Fine, but to me, eggs represent egg salad sandwiches -- not the mushy, tasteless egg salad supermarket delis foist on lazy shoppers but really good egg salad. Find out the secret to really good egg salad.
http://ww1.lfmn.com/s/s.asp?q=100811002l1c174762r1489e1S1297
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Easter Party Ideas for Kids & Adults
Fun ideas for celebrating Easter
http://www.geocities.com/plantldy.geo/easterparty.html
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Chocolate Bunny Trivia
Easter is a great holiday for self-declared chocoholics! The love for
chocolate can be traced back through history. Chocolate has been called the
food of the gods, and was highly prized in pre-Columbian times. Chocolate
was served to European explorers as early as the 1500's and by the mid -
1600's, the popularity of chocolate, sweetened with sugar had spread
throughout Europe.
In 1847, milk chocolate was created. With the invention of the steam engine,
chocolate could be mass-produced and reasonably priced. Today the average
American eats more than 12 pounds of chocolate a year.
Solid milk chocolate is high in fat, much of it saturated; it contains small
amounts of caffeine and when eaten in moderation poses no real health risk.
Eating a lot of chocolate is a high calorie habit, but contrary to popular
belief chocolate isn't truly addictive or a cause of acne.
One ounce of milk chocolate contains 147 calories, 2 grams of protein, 9
grams of fat (5 saturated), 0 mg of cholesterol, 65 mg of calcium, and 16
grams of carbohydrate. Chocolate also contains magnesium and heart-healthy
antioxidants.
Information sources: The Nutrition Bible, J. Anderson and B. Deskins.
William Morrow and Co, New York. 1995. and The American Dietetic
Association's Food and Nutrition Guide, R. Duyff, Chronimed Publishing. 1996.
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Easy To Make: Fuzzy Cotton Ball Chicks
http://home.thevines.com/leaf/AE0000036474/2///&article[id]=AE0000006306
All Dressed Up For Easter Bunny
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RESURRECTION ROLLS
1 pkg. frozen rolls, thawed
25 large marshmallows
1/4 Cup melted butter or margarine
6 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 F. Press each piece of dough to flatten.
Place a marshmallow in the center of each roll. Pinch dough
around it and roll into balls. Mix together cinnamon and sugar in
a small bowl. Roll each ball first in butter then in cinnamon
sugar. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise
for 30 to 45 minutes. Bake rolls for 15 minutes until golden.
Just like Jesus' tomb on Easter morning, these rolls are empty
inside!
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RESURRECTION ROLLS II
Large Marshmallows
Melted Butter
Sugar/Cinnamon Mixture
Cans of crescent rolls
Open the can of crescent rolls and separate into triangles. The
rolls represent the linen wrapping used in covering the dead. Dip
and roll one marshmallow, representing Jesus' body, into melted
butter. The butter represents the oils used in anointing the dead
body. Roll the marshmallow in the sugar/cinnamon mixture. The
mixture represents the spices used in burials. Place the
marshmallow in the center of the crescent triangle. Fold and
pinch the edges tight. Put each crescent-wrapped marshmallow on a
slightly greased cookie sheet. Bake the rolls as directed on the
package. The oven represents the tomb. When cooked, the
marshmallow melts leaving only the puffed crescent roll. This
demonstrates how Jesus rose from the dead. All that remained in
the tomb were the linen wrappings.
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Light and Festive Easter Dinner
Try something light and Springy this Easter
for your holiday dinner, complete with
shopping list and recipes:
http://seedsofknowledge.com/easterdinner.html
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE EASTER
http://www.peggiesplace.com/easter.htm
NOT Christmas--and NOT Santa! This original poem is one of the most
popular holiday pages at Peggie's Place. Each year it receives many
thousands of hits and requests for permission to reprint. The poem, a
parody of "'Twas the Night before Christmas" is hyperactive, with
links all over the Web. Most importantly--there's a message: "A
Blessed Easter to all; I have conquered your night!" Enjoy it--pass it
on--may His Name be lifted up around the world during this Lenten and
Easter season.
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Paska
Paska is a rich Easter dessert that's traditional among Ukrainians. It's a
melt-in-your-mouth cream cheese mixture with candied peel and toasted nuts
for contrast.
1 lb Cream cheese 500 g
1/2 cup Butter, softened 125 mL
1 cup Icing sugar 250 mL
2 Egg yolks 2
1/2 cup Whipping cream 125 mL
1 tsp Vanilla 5 mL
1/2 cup Finely chopped mixed candied fruit (approx) 125 mL
1/2 cup Toasted slivered almonds (approx) 125 mL
In large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Blend in butter until smooth;
beat in sugar and egg yolks. Blend in cream and vanilla; stir in candied
fruit and almonds.
Wash and dry a new clay flowerpot (about 6 inches/15 cm in diameter and 5
inches/12 cm deep). (Alternatively, use sieve with 4 cup/1 L capacity.) Line
pot with double layer of dampened cheesecloth, leaving corners hanging over
edges. Spoon in paska mixture; fold overhanging ends over top. Cover with
plate; set a weight on top to press paska into shape. To drain excess
moisture, set pot on rack placed over pan; refrigerate overnight.
Remove weight and plate; peel back cheesecloth. Invert paska onto serving
plate. Peel off cheesecloth. Decorate with more candied fruit and almonds if
desired.
Makes about 8 servings.
Celebrate Easter
http://bainbridgega.com/hometown/robin/010401.shtml
Celebrate the Passover and Easter
http://bainbridgega.com/hometown/robin/031799.htm
Easter Fun for Kids
http://bainbridgega.com/hometown/robin/000402.shtml
Polish Easter/Recipes
http://www.kresy.co.uk/easter.html
Easter Craft Project - Torn Paper
Easter Bunny
http://www.holidays.net/easter/craft.htm
Easter Sites
Be sure you've seen this site,
Kids Domain Easter, for crafts, clip art, cards, stories and games.
You'll find egg hunts, games, and stories on
our Online Easter
Games page (more to come as Easter grows near)
Check out our religious holiday links centered
on The
Reason for the Season
abcteach
- reading/writing, math, and just-for-fun activities that include:
coloring, word searches, and much more.
Billy
Bear's Easter includes coloring pages, puzzles, and a storybook.
Kid's
Exchange Rabbit Hutch - info from all over the web - clip art, crafts,
egg hunts, games, religion and more
Disney's
Easter Fun Factory - help Pooh hunt for Easter Eggs, solve a slide
puzzle with Mickey, take a Poohsonality Test and more.
Chantessy's
Easter Fun - a hunt, design your own egg, stories, poems, games.
Absolutely
Easter - meaning, games, chocolate, crafts and more
Heather's
Happy Easter Page with an egg hunt, gift ideas, coloring, history, and
more by Heather, age 7.
Childfun's
Easter - crafts, articles, egg decorating, what to put in the Easter
basket, games, poems, and more
Rosie's
Easter Basket - a hunt, poems, stories, recipes, eggs....
Bonus.com's
GamEgg Hunt - find the eggs hidden among the games, have fun playing
games, too. See if you can get a high score. You'll need to register with
Bonus.com (free)
Celebrate
Easter with iGrandparents, crafts, coloring, treats and activities.
The Holiday
Channel Kids Zone has Easter crafts, recipes, and party ideas
Fabergé
Exhibit - see beautiful decorated eggs, and visit Lady Alexandra's
area for some coloring pages and an egg holder you can make.
Nuttin
But Kids - themed activities for daycare - songs, activities, crafts,
books
Primarygames.com has Easter
fun - an online game, coloring pages, and stationary.
Family
Corner - Easter - Easter and spring crafts, recipes, articles, and a
must read before you purchase a pet bunny!
Visit Chicky-ma-ma's
Easter for crafts, activities, games, and songs to celebrate with
young children.
Celebrate
Easter at Woman's Day - crafts, recipes, coloring pages, more.
Visit Home
and Garden Television for Easter crafts, recipes and activities.
Marshmallow
Peeps - the official website. Fun facts, recipes, crafts, history.....
Finding
Egg Tips - learn how other kids go about finding Easter eggs.
Marshmallow
Peeps Research -- this is just for fun, with a special Easter
goodie...
"Hookery Cookery Easter Recipes
A collection of Easter recipes.
http://www.hookerycookery.com/easter-menu.htm
"Easter Bunny's Net"
Includes Easter recipes, songs, and traditions
from around the world.
http://www.easterbunnys.net/
"Easter Recipes"
Assortment of recipies for cakes, cookies,
candies, pies, dinner, and breads.
http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/easter/recipes1.htm
"Holiday Recipes.com"
Easter recipes; Honey Glazed Ham, Hot
Cross Buns and Easter Bunny cookies,
menu ideas, natural egg dyes and
international Easter traditions.
http://holidayrecipe.com/features/easter.asp
Online
Stories
Easter
Software
Religious
Sites
Online
Games
Adopt
a Lil Chick
Send/Get
an eCard
Pictures
and Cards to Color
Free
Graphics
Crafts
Party
Activities
Printable
Puzzles
Easter
Egg Drop Contest
Great game ideas from FamilyFun
Easter
Egg Hunt
Everything you need to know in order to have a hopping
Easter egg hunt
An
Easter Egg Parade
A dozen easy designs for hard-boiled, blown and broken
eggs
Five
Easter Baskets
Five easy Easter baskets with a personal twist
Poems
and Songs
Easter Isn't Easy
Funny Bunny
Meticulous
Jellybean Soup
The Easter Bunny Song
Waitin' for the Bunny
Yankee Doodle Bunny
Easter
Snakes
A pick up truck had hit a tree.
Sammy thought, "Who can that be?"
For there beneath some colored eggs
Were four cute furry rabbit legs...
Rosie's Easter Basket
http://www.night.net/easter/index.html-ssi#back
EASTER CRAFTS & RECIPES!
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/dir/Family/Holidays/Easter/
EASTER
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/dir/Family/Holidays/Easter/Projects/
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/dir/Family/Holidays/Easter/Eggcetera/
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/dir/Family/Holidays/Easter/Other_Websites/
Happy Easter! You'll find crafts, games, cards and more to celebrate with.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/easter/index.html
Here are some fun Easter pages you can print and your kids can color!
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/easter/color.html
Easter
Egg Dyes
The 10
Best Things To Do With Leftover Easter Eggs
An Easter
Celebration
Jazzing
Up Your Holiday Ham
Pinata
Easter Egg Centerpiece
Easter
Party Ideas
Easter
Cupcakes
Easter
Egg Cake
Easter
Baskets for Teens
Natural
Easter Egg Dyes
Easter
Lilies
How
to Make an Easter Bunny Cake
Absolutely
Easter
Learn about rabbits, hares, and chocolate.
Create a complete Easter
Village. Includes games, stories, riddles and
crafts.
Annie's
Easter Fun
Fun for the whole family: crossword puzzles,
mystery messages, mazes,
Annie's Mission Impossible Game, stories, and
more.
Barry's
Clip Art Server - Easter Clip Art
Easter clip art for your enjoyment.
Billy
Bear's Happy Easter
Lots of fun activities for Easter can be
found here.
Christine
O'Keeffe's Easter Page
Find out about Easter Eggs, Easter History,
Easter Customs,
May Day, Easter Legends and links to other Easter sites.
Easter
Clipart and Images
Original downloadable art for personal use,
and a lists of related sites.
Easter
Fun and Games
Crafts, recipes, games, and links.
EASTER
GRAPHICS
A ONE-STOP Internet Guide for Free Easter
Clip Art, animated gifs,
backgrounds, borders and web page graphics!
Indexed by category so
you can find the right graphics FAST!
Easter
on the Net - Welcome
The history of Easter as well as fun
activities can be found at this site.
Easter
on the Net Craft Project
Instructions on how to make a torn paper
Easter Bunny collage.
EASTER
THEME PAGES
Activities, games, recipes, customs and
stories surrounding Easter.
A good resource for classrooms.
Eggs-ellent
Easter
From Kate.Net, this site has an Easter word
search, links, and an Easter
screen saver or wallpaper for your PC
desktop.
Eggs
is Eggs
Covers decorating, tossing, rolling, and
making chocolate eggs.
Faberge
Eggs Collection
View some of the famous Easter Eggs created
by Carl Faberge, the world-famous goldsmith, the jeweler to the Tsars of
Russia!
Funny
Bunny Trail - An Easter Fantasy
This site includes a section on Easter
crafts, tips on dyeing eggs, a message
from the Easter bunny, and a look at customs
behind the holiday.
Heather's
Happy Holidaze - For Kids Only!!©
How
to Dye Easter Eggs!
Instructions for how to dye the perfect
Easter eggs the natural way.
Rosie's
Easter Basket
Poems and stories, egg tips and an egg hunt,
recipes, and more.
The
BIG Internet Easter Egg Hunt - The Fun Starts Here
There is a "Bunny Trail", a
"Rabbit Trail" and a "WildHare Trail"
for you to
follow for some Easter fun. Each trail is for different
age groups,
from young to older hunters.
The
Easter Pages
Roll a virtual egg, find more about Easter
bonnets, sens a virtual
card, post a message to the boards, and more.
Easter Recipes & Crafts Using Marshmallow Peeps!!
http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/recipes_main_n.html#Anchor-Easter-47857
Knotty Rabbit
http://family.go.com/crafts/sew/craft/knotrabbit/
Shoelace Bunnies
http://family.go.com/crafts/cutpaste/craft/shoebunny/
Jellybean Carrots
http://family.go.com/crafts/season/craft/jbcarrot/
Sticker Stencils
http://family.go.com/crafts/season/craft/eggsticker/
Superegg-man Egg
http://family.go.com/crafts/season/craft/famf_craft_supereggmanegg/
JOKES
What is the Easter Bunny's favourite state capital?
Albunny, New York!
What would you get if you crossed the Easter Bunny with a famous
French general?
Napoleon Bunnyparte!
What is the Easter Bunny's favourite kind of story?
A cotton tale!
Where does the Easter Bunny go when he needs a new tail?
To a re-tail store!
Why does Peter Cottontail hop down the bunny trail?
Because his parents wouldn't let him borrow the car!
What's big and purple and hugs your Easter basket?
The Easter Barney!
How does the Easter Bunny paint all of those eggs?
He hires Santa's elves during the off-season.
What would you get if you crossed the Easter Bunny with an
overstressed person?
An Easter basket case!
What's yellow, has long ears, and grows on trees?
The Easter Bunana!
What has long ears, four legs, and is worn on your head?
An Easter bunnet!
Boy 1: "How did you get that bruise on your arm?"
Boy 2: "I ate some Easter candy."
Boy 1: "Eating Easter candy won't give you a bruise."
Boy 2: "It will if it's your big brother's candy!"
Eggs have got to be boiled and dyed. (even though they all
don't get eaten) We have lots of egg tips to help...
http://www.tipztime.com/area/foodtipz/eggs.html
Easter crafts are always fun. Take a peek at the ones we
have for you...
http://www.tipztime.com/eastercrafts.html
Easter Basket
What you need: popsicle sticks, ribbon,
craft glue or hot glue
gun, green felt, yellow and white pompoms, pipe
cleaner, white
and orange foam, string, black marker.
Basket: use one popsicle stick for the
top, lay in a fan like way
7 popsicle sticks on top of it. break one
popsicle stick in half and
use for the bottom of the basket under the 7.
Glue these in place,
to form the basket. Glue one more popsicle stick on
the top of the
other side of the basket. Use the ribbon to weave in and
out of
the fan like area of the basket from the bottom to the top, filling
the gaps in. Use the green felt and either cut in a zigzag way or
use
fancy scissors to make the green felt look like grass for the
bottom of
the basket. Glue in place around both sides. Make a
bow with the ribbon to
place in the middle of the top of the
basket. Attach the pipe cleaner, for
the handle, in between
the basket top slats on each side with glue.
Cut the white foam
into a rectangle and make the Happy Easter sign to hang
down
from the middle of the top handle of the basket and tie on with
the
string.
Little chick: Little yellow pompom and
real small yellow pompom
glue together for the body and head. Cut out a
tiny orange beak
and glue onto the head and use the black marker for the
eyes.
Glue onto the left, top side of the basket so it looks inward.
Little white bunny: Little white pompom
and real small white
pompom glue together for the body and head. Cut out
one piece
of white foam to look like two ears as one piece and glue to the
top of the bunny head. Use the black marker to make eyes and
nose. Glue to
the right, top side of the basket so it looks inward.
Bunny Ears
Things you need: construction paper,
plain plastic headband, scissors,
and crazy glue or hot glue which ever
works best.
Now cut out a pair of small ovals
and then a pair a little bigger
than that one. Then use elmers glue
to glue them together and
when it dries glue the ears to your headband and
you will have
Bunny Ears!!!!!!
Small Easter Baskets
Things you need: egg cartons or
cardboard egg cartons, pipe
cleaner (any color.), any colors
of paint and glitter.
Cut one egg carton hole out, take the
pipe cleaner stick it in each
side of egg carton hole. paint the basket
any color you like. Take
the glitter and sprinkle the amount you want.
Holiday Baskets
Things you need: leaf, pipe
cleaner, egg carton and glitter
and glue.
Take the egg carton holder, cut it out.
Take the pipe cleaner
stick it in the egg carton. Take the glue and put it
in the places
you want. Take the glitter and put it on. Take the leaf and
put
it on the front of the basket and take the basket and put it on
your
door. You can make it for many different holidays!
Small Easter Baskets
Needed Items:
1. Starch Can Lid
2. Green Scrap Paper
(Or White Scraps Colored
Green)
3. Scissors
4. Pipe Cleaner Any Color
5. Some Kind Of Candy Egg
(Cadbury, stuffed Eggs, etc..)
Directions:
1. Cut Green Paper Into Thin Strips With
Scissors.
(Each About 1/4 Inch Wide)
2. Fan Fold Each Strip.
3. Place Candy Egg In The Center Hole Of
The
Starch Lid.
4. Place "Grass Around The Egg.
5. Glue Pipe Cleaner Inside, To The Sides
To Form A Handle.
Ideas for Dying Easter
Eggs
1) Wrap the egg with some rubber bands
before dipping into
the egg dye for a neat effect.
2) When still wet, place some colored
tissue paper on the egg
in different places and allow to dry. The tissue
paper falls off
once the egg is dry, and the dye from the tissue paper
stays on.
3) Use vinegar to help the colors adhere
to the eggs. Use
natural dyes to dye your eggs. Beets can be used to make
the dye red, blueberries for blue dye, coffee or tea for
brown dye, etc.
4) Use crayons to write on designs and
once they are died
the designs show. The dye does not stick to the waxy
crayons.
My Mom's Peanut Butter or Coconut Chocolate
Eggs
These recipes bring back wonderful memories
of years gone by. Every Easter, my mother
made several batches of both the peanut
butter and coconut ones. They were so good,
and we loved to eat them frozen.
4 oz. cream cheese
1 stick margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups 10X sugar
1 cup peanut butter OR coconut (you may need more coconut)
chocolate for coating
(You can melt a little shortening or parafin
wax with the chocolate to thin it, but DON'T
add water or margarine.)
Mix all the ingredients together and shape
into small balls or oval. Place the shapes on
wax paper on a cookie sheet. Refrigerate for
one to two hours. Melt chocolate in a double
boiler and dip eggs into the chocolate to coat.
Suggestion: Instead of wax paper, I save my
cereal box liners. I open these and put my
candy on that.
Coconut Cream Eggs
6 T butter, melted
1/3 c. corn syrup
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
3 1/4 c. (10 oz. pkg) coconut flakes OR 1 1/2 cups peanut butter)
chocolate for coating
Mix together butter, corn syrup, vanilla, and
salt. Add the coconut and powdered sugar,
and mix well. Shape into eggs and place on
wax paper on a cookie sheet. Refrigerate a
couple hours and coat with melted chocolate.
Easter Sweet Bread
1 cup milk, scalded
2 Fleischman yeast packets
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar
(depending on how sweet you want your bread)
1/2 stick margarine
4 eggs, beaten well
1/4 cup vegetable oil
5 - 6 cups flour
Dissolve 2 yeast packets into 1/2 cup warm water.
Set aside. dd sugar & margarine to scalded milk &
mix together until margarine & sugar are melted into
the milk. Set aside. Mix 4 beaten eggs, milk mixture,
yeast water, & vegetable oil together. Gradually begin
adding flour until mixture is like bread dough - not hard.
Dump dough onto floured board & knead. Place in
buttered bowl & cover with saran wrap & two towels.
Put bowl in warm place & let rise for 2 hours.
Dump dough onto floured board & knead once or twice.
If dough is sticky, add flour a little at a time until it is
the right consistency. Roll dough into whatever shapes
you want - for braids, roll out long, cut into 3 long pieces,
& braid pieces together. Set in warmed oven & let rise
until it doubles its size. If doing braids, they can be
placed on a cookie sheet. Loaves will do just fine in
bread loaf pans.
Remove from oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat loaves/braids with an egg wash - 1 or 2 well-beaten
eggs mixed with a little bit of warm water to take the
chill out of the eggs. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until
loaves/braids turn a light golden brown - NOT TOO
BROWN! Because it is a light dough, you don't want
to overcook them. Braids/loaves can be drizzled with
a pastel-tinted powdered sugar frosting to make them
look festive!
Easter Nests
1 jar marshmallow cream
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 can chow mein noodles, 5 ounces
1 cup pastel M & M's
Confectioner's sugar
In a mixing bowl, beat marshmallow cream,
peanut butter and butter until smooth. Fold
in noodles and M & M's. Chill until easy to
handle. On waxed paper, form mixture by
1/3 cupfuls into 3 inch nests. Chill for 30
minutes. Place several M & M's in each
nest.
Celebrate Easter
Are you on the hunt for some great Easter resources? Look
no further. From customs and crafts to recipes and religious
perspectives, the About Guides will help make it an egg-cellent
Easter.
http://christianity.about.com/library/bleasterspecial.htm
Easter Ham Site
http://www.hormel.com/Hormel/ham.nsf/
The Hormel Foods people have assembled a Web site that can
help you prepare your Easter ham. The "Basics of a Quality
Ham" section offers guidelines for selecting different
types. The recipe page offers ideas that range from
traditional to adventurous. Go to "Helpful Hints" for help
in determining how much to buy for your guests.
Easter Brunch
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/4908/easter.htm/
Easter Sunday is a great day to serve a brunch for family
and friends. Traditional offerings like ham or lamb can
easily be mixed with casseroles and stratas. You can
prepare items like muffins and scones the day before to
make the holiday less stressful. Go to thIS Geocities site
for menu ideas and a "suggested time table" for
planning the meal.
Giving Day
The Thursday before Easter is called Maundy Thursday. "Maundy"
comes from a latin word that means commandment. On the Thursday before he
died, Jesus commanded his friends to love one another.
Maundy Thursday can be a special time for letting others know that we care
about them. Here are some ideas:
1. Collect cans or newspapers for recycling. Donate any money you earn to
local groups that help needy people.
2. When your family buys the food for your Easter dinner, ask if you can pick up extra canned meat and vegetables and packaged desserts. Donate these to a food pantry.
3. Donate pet food to an animal shelter. (Call first to see what they like to feed the animals)
4. Fill a basket with treats and toys. Take it to the children's unit of a hospital to be handed out on Easter morning.
Easter Egg Safety
Since eggs are high in protein, certain safety precautions
should be taken when preparing them for the holiday. Always
check each egg for any cracks before cooking. Don't forget
to check the expiration date on the carton. Thoroughly wash
your hands before handling eggs. Eggs should be hard-boiled
(actually simmered) for 12 to 15 minutes. Even after
cooking and dying, the eggs should never be out of the
refrigerator for long periods of time (two hours maximum).
Hot Cross Buns
These slightly sweet rolls are an Easter tradition in many
families.
Makes about 2 dozen
1 cup Milk
8 Tablespoons Butter
1/2 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 package (1/4 ounce) Dry active yeast
2 Eggs
4 cups Flour
1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
1 cup Raisins
Egg white
Powdered sugar
Lemon juice
Scald the milk (bring to just under a boil). Stir in the
butter, sugar and salt. Cool slightly. Whisk in the yeast
and allow to sit 5 minutes. Lightly beat 1 egg and add to
the mixture. Sift the flour and cinnamon together. Add to
the wet mixture to form a dough. Fold in the raisins. Cover
and let it sit in a warm place for 2 hours. Lightly oil a
cookie sheet. Form the dough into large buns. Return to a
warm place for 1 hour. Pre-heat the oven to 400. Brush the
tops of the buns with the other beaten egg. Bake for 20
minutes. Cool. Make a cross on top of each bun with an
icing made of an egg white, powdered sugar, and a dash of
lemon juice (blend them until a thick icing forms).
Coconut Cream Eggs
1/2 Cup Butter Or Margarine -- Softened
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Salt
2/3 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
6 Cups Confectioner's Sugar
3/4 Cup Sweetened Coconut Flakes
Chocolate Coating:
8 - 1 Oz Baking Chocolate Squares
1/3 Slab Paraffin Wax
Cream butter, vanilla and salt. Blend in milk and mix until smooth. Add
sugar ( slowly ) and mix well. Add coconut and mix well again. Shape into
egg form and chill overnight. Dip in chocolate coating.
Chocolate Coating:
In a double boiler, melt chocolate squares and wax. Cool slightly before
dipping eggs.
Easter Bread
Many variations of this recipe are prepared in Europe. This
one is adapted for bread machines.
Makes 1 loaf
1 cup Milk, whole
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
3 Tablespoons Butter, melted
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
3 cups Bread flour
1 packet (2 1/4 teaspoon) Dry active yeast
Add all ingredients to a bread machine in the order listed.
Do not use a delayed start program. Use a basic bread
program.
Easter Egg Cake
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/family/kids/recipes/easter_egg_cake.shtml
Wow the kids and your friends with this super
easy Easter egg cake. All the fun is in the
decorating. Be creative and use whatever
colors and decorating fashion you wish.
Easter Cupcakes
http://www.thefamilycorner.com/family/kids/recipes/easter_cupcakes.shtml
One of the easiest treats to dress up for
holidays and birthdays is the cupcake.
All you need is food coloring, cake decorator
gel and frosting, and a little imagination.
BUGS BUNNY CARROT CAKE
2 cups sugar
4 whole eggs
3 cups grated carrots
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup canola oil
2 cups cake flour
1 tsp. apple bake Seasoning
8 tbsp. margarine
3 cup sugar, confectioner's
8 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon lemon extract
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat granulated sugar,
vanilla, eggs, and oil in large mixing bowl until smooth.
Add grated carrots, flour, baking soda, spices, and salt
to sugar mixture. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
Pour into greased & floured 9 x 13 pan. Bake for 45-50
minutes until done. Test with toothpick in center. Remove
cake from pan and cool on rack until completely cool.
Spread frosting over cake and refrigerate until ready to
serve.
Frosting recipe:
Cream margarine and cream cheese. Beat in 3 cups
powdered sugar and lemon/water mixture (1 tsp. Lemon
Extract and Water to make 1 Tbsp.) until light & fluffy.
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