Decorative Easter Egg - Master recipes

Ingredients

• MATERIALS NEEDED:: -
• Ingredients for egg and icing recipe (see below) -
• 5-inch egg mold (see shopping information) -
• Icing knife -
• Serrated knife -
• Scissors -
• Pastry or plastic bags -
• Pastry tips—star #21, round #12, petal #13 and leaf #67 -
• 2 tablespoons sweetened shredded coconut for grass inside -
• Plastic lamb (or a 1- x 1-1/2- x 1-3/4-inch decoration of your choice) -
• Flower nail (see note and shopping information) -
• Footed cake plate or serving plate -
• Green Easter grass -
• Jelly beans -
• Store-bought sugar roses (optional—see note) -
• EGG:: -
• 3 tablespoons water -
• Yellow and green liquid food coloring -
• 4-1/2 cups sugar -
• Cornstarch -
• ICING:: -
• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon water -
• 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar -
• 3-1/2 teaspoons meringue powder -
• Red, blue and green liquid food coloring -