The Most Beautiful Easter Cakes
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The Most Beautiful Easter Cakes
No matter if you're serving brunch or dinner, cake is the ultimate grand finale on Easter Sunday. Sure, you can fill your table with fruit pies, hot cross buns, or other holiday-appropriate treats, but everyone agrees that Easter cakes make the best (and most delicious) impression. Browse through this list of recipes to get inspiration for seriously simple sheet, bundt, loaf, and layer cake recipes fit for the occasion. There are even a few ideas that call for sugary-sweet bunny, lamb, and chick decorations, in case you really want to embrace everything that the holiday has to offer. Or if you want to take the easy route, just opt for a centerpiece-worthy treat decked out with chocolate eggs, jelly beans, Cadbury eggs, or other seasonal sweets.
But don't stop here: Round out your dessert table with other standout treats, including carrot desserts, marshmallow Peeps masterpieces, and school-appropriate treats.
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The Most Beautiful Easter Cakes
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The Most Beautiful Easter Cakes
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Raspberry Lemon Pound Cake
Fresh raspberries brighten up this zesty dessert, which can be made as a classic loaf or cake.
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Malted Coconut Cake
This speckled beauty is about to become a staple at your springtime celebration.
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Spring Daisy Lemon Cake
This floral showstopper is just as bright and cheery on the inside: The cake is flavored with fresh lemon zest for a touch of tang.
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Bursting with Berries Lemon Curd Cake
Because you can never have too much powdered sugar. Or cream. Or berries.
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Lemon Pudding Cake
This creamy lemon cake has a custard-like consistency and a whole lotta fresh flavor.
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Bunny Butt Cake
Turn basic cake mix into a table-ready bunny thanks to buttercream frosting, pink icing, and a cotton candy tail.
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Carrot Bunny Cake
The Easter bunny has moved on to your neighbor's house, but this sugary-sweet version is here to stay (until you eat it, of course).
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Vanilla Blossom Cake
Take inspiration from your garden by making this flower-covered layed cake.
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Triple Citrus Bundt
The bright orange, lemon, and lime flavors of this beautiful bundt pair perfectly with a batch of mimosas. Hint, hint.
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Flourless Fudge Cake
Just because you polished off an entire basket full of chocolate doesn't mean you can't have more. This time, it's gluten-free.
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Bunny Mocha Swiss Roll
Give Grandma's classic swiss roll an Easter refresh with pink and white bunny stamps.
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Froot Loops Cake
Since this bundt cake is topped with a Froot Loops streusel, you can eat it for breakfast ... right? Right.
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Rhubarb and Almond Upside-Down Cake
Mom might be the only person who loves rhubarb. That is, until the rest of your family gets a taste of this pink sheet cake.
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Orange-Chamomile Cake
Dress this citrus layer cake with bunny sugar cookies and fresh daisies.
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Daffodil Cake
With notes of citrus and vanilla, this sweet springtime cake is the perfect choice for Easter.
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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Strawberries
As if lemon poppy seed cake wasn't delicious on its own, this version adds layers of fresh strawberries and cream to give it more sweetness.
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Coconut Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Between the buttercream layers and coconut flakes, this cake is the definition of "showstopper."
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Outlaw Carrot Cake
The secret to this incredibly delicious creation is the brown sugar in both the cake and the buttercream frosting.
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Lemon-Coconut Cake With Mascarpone Frosting
Fondant daisies (either homemade or store-bought!) make this three-tier cake centerpiece-worthy.
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Marbled Easter Egg Cake
These marbled chocolate eggs give off a totally groovy, totally fun vibe.
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Best Carrot Cake
You can really never go wrong with a classic, especially when it's topped with cream cheese frosting.
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Chocolate Easter Egg Nest Cake
This impressive cake topper may look intricate, but actually, it's just melted chocolate and vermicelli noodles. Easy, right?
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Lemon Drop Sheet Cake
With the perfect combination of sweet and tart notes, this cake is sure to be a hit come Easter Sunday (and all summer long).
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Easy Lamb Cake
This super-sweet lamb cake is perfect for Easter, and really anytime you're craving marshmallows.
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Strawberry Speckled Easter Egg Cake
Word to the wise: Cover all nearby surfaces before "painting" this cake ... unless you want a pink kitchen.
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Rhubarb and Marzipan Upside Down Cake
To all you frosting-haters out there, this one's for you.
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Easter Ombre Pinata Cake
Psst! This pretty pastel layer cake has a sweet secret: tons and tons of chocolate eggs.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Layer Cake
'Tis the season for strawberry and rhubarb. Skip the pie and pile the fruit on this luscious layered cake.
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Mini Easter Egg Cake
Here's a no-fuss decorating idea: Frost the cake, then stud with Easter candies. After all, you've got a brunch to plan.
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Carrot Patch Cake
We love cakes that have a fun surprise hidden inside, and this adorable carrot patch cake is no exception.
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Speckled Egg Cake
Channel your inner Picasso and splatter speckles all over your cake.
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Chocolate Almond Carrot Cake
This masterpiece may just earn you a standing ovation. And if it doesn't, at least it'll earn you an enjoyable dessert.
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Jelly Bean Layer Cake
Bedazzle the cake with colorful jelly beans rather than malted milk eggs and chocolate bunnies to please the non-chocoholics at the party.
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Cotton Candy Lamb Cake Topper
Think of all the occasions you can use this cake topper to dress up a basic cake: baby showers, birthday parties, Easter feasts, you name it.
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Coconut Carrot Cheesecake
You'll get the best of both worlds — cheesecake and carrot cake — with this decadent dessert.
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Cadbury Mini Eggs Layer Cake
This pastel layer cake is easier to pull off than you'd think: Divide store-bought cake batter into three bowls, tint each one with dye, and bake.
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Chocolate Easter Bunny Cake
Chocolate bunnies belong on top of cakes, not in baskets. Or both.
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Easter Dirt Cake
For an instant dessert, simply spread the ingredients in a baking dish and top with candy.
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Mini Hummingbird Cakes with Grapefruit Citrus Frosting
If you're not expecting a big Easter turnout, consider making a miniature cake. Though small in size, this one packs a serious punch with natural pineapple and banana flavors.
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Bunny Cake
No need to invest in pricey bunny-shaped molds! With just a couple of round cake pans and a knife, you can make this festive dessert as quick as a bunny.
Bring on the frosting!