Best Easter cake recipes
Brace for a seasonal burst of chocolate. We love chocolate Easter bakes as much as the next person, but why not mix it up with a cherry simnel cake or a prertty lemon and poppyseed loaf instead? We firmly believe that these are our best-ever Easter bakes, and hope you love them. See our decadent Easter desserts too.
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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...
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Chocolate mousse recipes
Chocolate mousse cake
Fudgy, dense chocolate cake meets light and fluffy chocolate mousse in this impressive dessert that will feed a whole gathering...
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Baked cheesecake recipes
Chocolate Guinness cheesecake
The greatest chocolate cheesecake ever? Very possibly. Our chocolate Guinness cheesecake has an Oreo base, thick cheesecake layer and malted...
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Best Easter cake recipes
Mazurek (Polish sheet cake)
This irresistible sheet cake is traditionally baked in Poland to celebrate Easter. The flavourings vary from baker to baker but...
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Chocolate cake recipes
Vegan chocolate cake
Our vegan chocolate cake is dairy-free and egg-free and comes with a vegan buttercream, amaretto and jam filling, and is...
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Cupcake recipes
Easter cupcakes
Whisk up Easter cupcakes with the kids, then get creative with the decorations. We’ve topped ours with vanilla frosting, chocolate...
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Gluten-free simnel cake
Becky Excell’s gluten-free simnel cake has glacé cherries and an extra hit of almond for a delicious, bakewell-tinged twist on...
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Rhubarb and custard layer cake
This glorious rhubarb and custard layer cake is so pretty: its jaw-dropping decoration makes it perfect for special occasions such...
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Easter baking ideas
Spring lamb cupcakes
These cute Easter cupcakes shaped as spring lambs are perfect for baking with kids over the long Easter bank holiday...
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Easter recipes
Easter rocky road roulade
This double-chocolate and caramel Easter rocky road roulade is a decadent finale to a celebratory Easter lunch, plus it’s great...
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Simnel cake recipes
Simnel loaf cake
Our easy simnel cake recipe is made in a loaf tin to keep things nice and easy. It’s delicious served...
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Carrot and cheesecake layer cake
Four layers of carrot cake sponge are sandwiched between a chocolate and vanilla marbled cheesecake filling and thick layers of...
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Simnel cake recipes
Mini simnel cakes
Martha Collison’s mini simnel cakes, made with cherries and almonds, are a bite-sized alternative to a traditional Easter simnel cake....
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Caramelised white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini cake
Bake John Whaite’s epic white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini celebration cake to really impress your guests or celebrate a...
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Chocolate and marshmallow mini egg traybake
Chetna Makan’s easy Easter cake decorated with mini eggs is a chocolatey traybake treat to enjoy over the Easter weekend....
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Carrot cake recipes
Eric Lanlard’s carrot and pumpkin celebration cake
Master pâtissier Eric Lanlard created this showstopping carrot cake for delicious. magazine’s 15th birthday. We didn’t leave a single crumb...
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