Whisk together the butter and eggs with 1 tsp of sugar until foamy

Sift flour together with baking powder

Stir flour and baking powder into the egg mixture

Use your hands to kneed the mixture into a soft dough

Quarter the dough and place on a floured cutting board

Roll each piece of dough into a rope about the size of your index finger and 12 inches long

Cut each rope into 1 inch pieces

Toss the rope pieces with flour and shake off the excess, you only need a light coating

Using a deep saucepan, heat 3 inches of vegetable oil to 375F

Place a couple of your struffoli into the pan at a time and fry until golden brown and puffed

Use a slotted spoon to transfer struffoli to a paper towel and allow to drain

Combine 1/2 cup sugar and the honey in a large saucepan

Heat over low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved then keep at a low heat.

Add your fried struffoli balls a few at a time

Use a wooden spoon to turn your struffoli to coat all sides of them with your honey and sugar mixture

Remove the struffoli from the pan and transfer them to a large plate

Using wet hands, build a pyramid with the balls

Sprinkle the pyramid with colored sprinkles and let stand for 1 to 2 hours

When it is cool, just break of pieces with your hands and enjoy