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Easter: Cadbury Creme Egg Clone

Source of Recipe

recipecircus/buny


List of Ingredients





1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups powdered sugar
4 drops yellow food coloring
2 drops red food coloring
2 cups milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening






Recipe

Combine corn syrup, butter, vanilla and salt in lag. bowl. Beat well with electric mixer. Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing by hand after each addition. Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place in small bowl. Add yellow & red coloring and stir. Cover both mixes and refrigerate at least 2 hrs. When mixes are firm, roll a small ball from the orange filling and wrap around it a portion of the white filling that is twice that size.

Form into the shape of an egg and place onto a cookie sheet that has been brushed with shortening. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Refrigerate 3-4 hrs. Combine chocolate chips with shortening in glass bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute, then stir and microwave another minute. Use a fork to dip each center into the chocolate and place candy onto wax paper to dry. After 1-2 hrs of chilling, dip each candy one more time and chill. Makes 2 dozen candy eggs.