Easter dessert recipes
Some of the best things about Easter are the possibilities offered by a four day weekend. It gives many of us ample opportunity to try a new dessert idea – whether budget or blow-out.
Sure, we feature chocolate, bunnies and eggs in this roundup of best Easter desserts, but we’ve also thought local and seasonal. Rhubarb can be seriously good in the early part of the year, a carrot cake is super-easy, while our best sticky toffee pudding is the answer to many a ‘what’s for pudding?’ dilemma.
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British puddings
Elderflower jellies with boozy cream
An effortless little pud (for grown-ups) packed with the heady aromas of elderflower. The first few flowers come into season...
Celebration cake recipes
Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting
Pistachio lovers, this one’s for you! This magnificent pistachio layer cake combines a light and nutty sponge with a decadently...
Coffee recipes
Walnut and coffee pastry layer cake
Monica Galetti’s coffee and walnut layer cake features alternating layers of coffee cream and crisp pastry, topped with walnuts, daubs...
Easter baking ideas
Lemon meringue shortbread
“My mum used to make the most incredible lemon meringue pies when I was growing up, and this is my...
Pannacotta recipes
Marsala pannacotta
The addition of marsala wine and rum, plus the light coating of caramel, creates a complex flavour to this irresistible...
Meringue recipes
Double chocolate meringue tower
Our teetering double-chocolate meringue tower shows how something as simple as French meringue can be turned into a showstopper. We’ve...
Meringue recipes
Snow eggs with almond crumb, mango sorbet and passion fruit
This snow egg recipe from food writer and photographer Elainea Emmott is a simple showstopper dessert packed with fresh tropical...
Tiramisu recipes
Tiramisu mess
A heavenly mash-up of two dessert classics: Eton mess and tiramisu. This tiramisu mess is speedy enough for a midweek...
Dinner party dessert recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s Îles flottantes
You’re in for a treat with this classic dessert which sees a perfect custard, topped with meringues then covered in...
No-bake desserts
Chilled chocolate soufflés with salted almond praline
Looking for an impressive make-ahead dessert? These decadent chocolate soufflés topped with salted almond praline can be made 1-2 days...
Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Chocolate coconut meringue wreath
This is one epic dessert for Easter or other special occasions. A chocolate coconut meringue wreath is topped with fruit...
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