Reply #6: Eggs Benedict with asparagus [View All]

[LiberalEsto]

It's a long-time family Easter brunch tradition. Poached eggs and bacon on English muffins, topped with steamed asparagus and hollandaise sauce.

I'm still not sure about dinner. I might make ham for the carnivores and salmon for the semi-vegetarians, or see if I can talk everyone into salmon this year for a change.
Scalloped potatoes, corn niblets, more asparagus, dinner rolls, and Sunshine cake for dessert.

Sunshine cake

1 box yellow or lemon cake mix
11 oz can mandarin orange slices in juice
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Preheat over to 350. Grease and lightly flour two 8-inch cake pans, or a 13 by 9 cake pan, or a bundt cake pan. I use the bundt pan for this.

Beat eggs, add oil and cake mix Add mandarins and their liquid, then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into pan(s)and bake about 25-30 minutes, more for a bundt cake.

Allow to cool. When completely cooled, frost with:

20-oz can crushed pineapple (drained)
8 oz container of Cool Whip.
3.5 oz box instant vanilla pudding.
Mix on low speed for 2 minutes.
Frost cake and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.

For Easter I put an inverted paper cup in the center of the bundt cake, frost over the top of it, then sprinkle coconut flakes (tinted green with food coloring) atop the cake to simulate Easter basket grass. Then scatter some jellybeans over everything and add a small chocolate bunny. My daughters loved this when they were kids.