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Colorful (Edible!) Easter Egg Cake Toppers Tutorial

April 3, 2020 · In: Seasonal, Spring, Tutorials

Even though Easter isn’t all about colorful eggs, they became such an iconic symbol of the holiday. So much that when Wilton asked me to create a cake project for their Easter campaign, eggs were the first thing to come to mind! Imagine my delight when I browsed through Wilton’s online shop and found the perfect silicone mold to make these Easter egg cake toppers. With a little painterly inspiration, some colorful Candy Melts, and a little cake pop filling, these cake toppers are so festive and fun to make!

colorful chocolate easter eggs by sugar and sparrow

Aren’t they pretty? The cool thing about these Easter egg cake toppers is they’re 100% edible. You basically create a Candy Melt “shell,” let it set, add the filling of your choice, and seal it with another layer of Candy Melt. After a quick trip to the refrigerator, they pop right out of the mold looking all beautiful and flawless! The mold is made of silicone for super easy release, so they literally do just pop right out. Love it!

Candy melt painted easter eggs by sugar and sparrow

My favorite thing about these Easter egg cake toppers is no two are alike. The process all starts by creating the colorful “shell” on the outside of the egg and you can get as creative as you want with decorating it. I ended up using Candy Melts to splatter paint and brushstroke the mold before pouring a solid color over it to create my shells. This technique made for a really seamless look, but you can feel free to be as creative as you want with your toppers. Save the splatter painting and brush stroking for the end to get a more textured look, swirl your Candy Melt Colors, or do whatever else you’re imagining!

easter egg cake ideas

Once the eggs were made, I placed them on top of a yellow cake and piped more Easter-inspired colors all around them in a variety of textures. All of this gorgeous piping was made possible with just three of my favorite Wilton Tips: 1M (for the rosettes), 4B (for the stars), and 233 (for the dots of colorful grass). I paired these piping tips with six different buttercream colors and just piped away until I was satisfied. The textures are such a great match for these pretty Easter eggs!

easter cake tutorial by sugar and sparrow
easter egg cake tutorial by Sugar and Sparrow

Here’s a quick video of the techniques I used to create these colorful Easter egg cake toppers, plus some footage of how I decorated the rest of the cake:

If you love videos like this one, be sure to check out my YouTube Channel! There are tons of cake decorating and recipe videos there to inspire you and I’m always rolling out new ones. If you click Subscribe you can rest assured that you’ll never miss a new video! 

You Will Need

  • An Egg Shaped Silicone Treat Mold
  • 12 oz. Wilton Candy Melts in Bright White 
  • Candy Decorating Primary Colors Set
  • EZ Thin Dipping Aid 
  • Bowls and spoons for color mixing
  • 5 Piece Decorating Paint Brush Set
  • Angled spatula
  • ⅓ Cup filling of your choice (I went with cake pop filling)

Step 1: Melt and Tint the Candy Melts 

Melt the Candy Melts according to the package instructions, then add them to six separate bowls. Color the first three bowls using colors specifically made for Candy Melts (I used this Primary Colors Set and custom mixed the shades shown below). You’ll want to make these first three colors bold and vibrant, since they’ll be the colors of the “paint” on the outside of the shells. Candy Melts do come in all sorts of colors, so feel free to use pre-colored ones for this part if you want!

how to color candy melts

Use a little bit of the bold colors to tint the remaining three bowls and create pastel versions. These colors will be used as the shell behind the paint splatters and brushstrokes (we’ll get to those next!). 

If at any point your Candy Melts seem too thick, try adding some EZ Thin Dipping Aid or heat in the microwave for an additional few seconds. 

Step 2: Paint the Easter Egg Mold

Using the paint brush set, splatter paint and brushstroke the cavities of the Egg Shaped Silicone Mold with the bold Candy Melt colors until you love the look.

painted easter eggs tutorial with candy melts

Let the painted mold set up at room temperature for 2-3 minutes before moving on to the next step. 

Step 3: Create the Easter Egg Shells

Fill each cavity in the Egg shaped mold with the pastel Candy Melts, right over the top of the painted designs. Gently tap the mold on a flat surface to make sure the entire cavity is covered evenly and let sit for about 3 minutes, or until a hard shell starts to form on the edges only.

colorful chocolate easter eggs tutorial

Turn the mold over and pour out the excess Candy Melts onto a piece of wax paper.

Easter egg silicone mold by wilton

Then, take an angled spatula and swipe over the top of the mold to remove any excess Candy Melts.

Wilton silicone easter egg mold

Refrigerate for at least 10 minutes to let the shells firm up. 

Step 4: Add the Filling 

Using the filling of your choice (I used cake pop filling for these), fill each cavity about ⅔ full. Be sure to leave enough room for more Candy Melt on top.

Easter egg cake pops tutorial

If your filling requires setting (most do), place the mold back into the refrigerator until your filling is nice and set. 

Step 5: Add More Candy Melts

Once the filling is set, add more of the melted pastel Candy Melts to the top (aka the back) of each egg.

how to make easter egg cake pops

Swipe off the excess with an angled spatula and place back into the refrigerator to set for at least 10 minutes. 

Step 6: Release

When your eggs are set, they’re so easy to remove from the silicone mold. They pop right out, and just look at how incredible the painterly designs show up!

Easter egg cake pop bites tutorial

You can serve these edible Easter eggs as a dessert all on their own, use them in your next Easter cake design, or add them to any of your bakes for a festive pop of color. Can’t wait for you guys to try this technique. And be sure to check out Wilton’s online shop for some super fun Easter themed baking supplies!

Easter Cake by Sugar and Sparrow

What kind of bakes are you making for Easter? Let me know in the comments below. And if you end up making these Easter eggs, be sure to tag @sugarandsparrowco on Instagram and show me!

By: Whitney · In: Seasonal, Spring, Tutorials · Tagged: cake decorating, cake pop filling, candy melts, Easter, easter cake, Easter cake tutorial, Easter egg cake, Easter egg cake pops, Egg shaped silicone mold, tip 1m, tip 233, tip 4b, wilton

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  1. Hemalatha Raghunathan says

    April 1, 2021 at 7:47 am

    Hello, beautiful recipes and thoughtful suggestions and advise on all the recipe. Am going to make this egg cholate molds today. I would like to know if this needs to go in the fridge after the egg molds are done Or can stay out??? since Easter is over the weekend. Thank you

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    • Whitney says

      April 1, 2021 at 9:46 am

      Hi Hemalatha! So excited for you to make these eggs! Once they’re set you can either store them at room temperature or in the refrigerator – basically store them the same as you would store a bar of chocolate.

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  2. Anthea Simpson says

    April 21, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    Hi Whitney

    I adore the colours you’ve used for the buttercream piping on this gorgeous cake. Would you mind sharing which colours you used?

    Thanks so much

    Ps… your blog is so inspiring and your cake basic videos are indispensable for beginners like me! (I’m a mum with 3 girls who love a fancy birthday cake… certainly not a professional!)Thankyou thankyou!

    Reply
    • Whitney says

      April 22, 2021 at 9:07 pm

      Hi Anthea! For this cake, I actually used the Wilton Color Right Food Coloring System (its a box of primary colors you mix together to make the colors you need), so I don’t have exact color names or recipes unfortunately! I do love that food coloring system though, and it comes with instructions on how to make certain shades https://amzn.to/2QR1JMl

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  3. Andrea says

    March 29, 2023 at 3:04 pm

    Hi Whitney!

    You mentioned in the Easter Egg topper tutorial that you used cake pop filling…Would you mind sharing your recipe for that? What would be some examples of other fillings? I love your website, book, and all things Whitney! Thank you for everything!

    Andrea

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    • Whitney says

      April 3, 2023 at 8:50 am

      Hi Andrea! I wish I had the recipe written down – I just crumbled some cake into a bowl and added frosting until it was moldable! I’ll work on adding a detailed recipe to my site but in the meantime I recommend this one: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/homemade-cake-pops/

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