If you're planning to serve a variety of delicious Easter goodies at your holiday gathering this year instead of one main dessert, give these Easter treats a try! They're fun for the whole family to make, and even more fun to eat. From cookies to cupcakes to homemade Easter candies, these delicious bites are a great way to celebrate the holiday and round out a delicious Easter dinner or Easter brunch!
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Easter Bunny Cake
Becky Luigart-Stayner for Country Living
Looking for an easy way to make Easter dessert look extra-special? With frosted ears covered in pink coconut and the cutest little whisker-y face, this easy single-layer cake requires only a couple cake pans and a heap of vanilla buttercream frosting. But the best part: It's just as delicious as it is cute!
How adorable would this lamb cake look on your Easter table!? The cake itself is easy to make, and the fun comes when it's time to decorate! This is a great one to make with the kids, and everyone will enjoy it at your Easter celebration.
Enrobed in light blue speckled frosting, this Easter cake looks just like a robin's egg. Add a Phyllo nest and malted milk egg candies on top, and it's almost too pretty to eat. (We said almost.)
If you love the idea of the cake above, but don't want the hassle of making a layered cake—good news! We took our popular Speckled Malted Coconut Cake and reimagined it as cupcakes! Turns out they're just as cute and delicious. Speckled robin's egg frosting and phyllo dough create the perfect nest for egg candies.
Buttermilk-Lime Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting
Becky Luigart-Stayner
We like these cupcakes for how elegantly they recall spring in bloom. But we love them because the bright buttermilk and lime flavor just absolutely bursts out! Serve these for Easter or your next spring party.
The filling is of this easy dessert is flavored with fresh lemon juice and zest, plus lemon curd making it extra tasty! (You can make your own or use your favorite store-brand.)
When we want to make something easy and delicious to treat guests, we often lean on an olive oil cake. This citrusy version is perfect for Easter gatherings!
A garnish of edible flowers makes this sweet cake a spring treat worthy of an Easter or Mother's Daycelebration. We used edible violas, which echo the hue of the blueberries, but marigolds, lilacs, or cornflowers would also work. Search your farmers' market for the freshest varieties.
Are these not the cutest little cupcakes you've ever seen? Marshmallow ears and pink pearl noses top a coconut "fur" frosting to make sweet little cakes that'll hop right off the platter!