In search of a vegetarian Peep equivalent, I made some delicious marshmallows set with xanthan gum instead of gelatin, but stumbled when it came to trying to pipe them out like your everyday, mass-produced Peep.

I wanted to do something different for Easter this year, and because I can’t resist a food pun once I’ve thought of it, the Cadbury Creme Brul’egg was born.