Best Easter cake recipes
You’ll find chocolate cakes, traditional favourites such as simnel cake and carrot cake, and Easter-themed decoration ideas in our best Easter cake recipes collection.
Easter chocolate cakes: This mousse cake is always popular – and you’ll be spoilt for choice with this Easter egg-topped roulade and John Whaite’s showstopper caramelised white chocolate and tahini cake to choose from.
Traditional inspiration: You can’t go wrong with classic simnel cake at Easter. Or try other favourite springtime cake recipes like our best-of-the-best carrot cake and this gorgeous rhubarb and custard layer cake.
Simple ideas: Finish your Easter cake with an easy shredded wheat nest or use pretty pastel mini eggs to top this chocolate traybake or an ice cream cake.
Easter cupcakes: Perfect for making with children, our cute Easter cupcakes include these chocolate nest numbers and adorable marshmallow lambs.
Get planning with our make-ahead Easter recipes and Easter lunch ideas. And see our decadent Easter desserts too…
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Best Easter cakes
Baklava dome cake
This baklava-inspired dome cake is covered in pistachio icing, concealing walnut sponges sandwiched with pistachio paste and raspberry cream.
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Cheesecakes
Caramelised white chocolate cheesecake
This showstopping cheesecake has a chocolatey biscuit base, a creamy caramelised white chocolate filling and golden ganache topping.
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Carrot cakes
Best of the best carrot cake
Presenting our best ever carrot cake recipe, packed with warming spice and crunchy nuts and topped with mascarpone brown butter frosting.
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Celebration cakes
Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting
This magnificent pistachio cake combines a light and nutty sponge with a decadently rich cream cheese icing!
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Chocolate mousse
Chocolate mousse cake
Fudgy, dense chocolate cake meets light and fluffy chocolate mousse in this impressive dessert recipe that will feed a whole gathering.
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Baked cheesecakes
Chocolate Guinness cheesecake
The greatest chocolate cheesecake ever? Very possibly. Our chocolate Guinness cheesecake has an oreo base and malted cream cheese frosting.
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Best Easter cakes
Mazurek (Polish sheet cake)
Mazurek (Polish sheet cake) is baked in Poland to celebrate Easter. The beautiful cake is filled with jam and decorated with chocolate.
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Chocolate cakes
Vegan chocolate cake
Our vegan chocolate cake is egg-free and dairy-free and is filled with vegan buttercream, amaretto, and is covered in a silky ganache.
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Cupcakes
Easter cupcakes
Whisk up Easter cupcakes with the kids, then get creative with the decorations. We've topped ours with vanilla frosting, choc nests and eggs.
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Best Easter cakes
Gluten-free simnel cake
Becky Excell's gluten-free simnel cake has glacé cherries and an extra hit of almond for a bakewell-tinged twist on this Easter classic.
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Celebration cakes
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.
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Easter baking
Spring lamb cupcakes
These cute spring lamb cupcakes are perfect for baking with kids over the long Easter bank holiday weekend.
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Easter
Easter rocky road roulade
This double-chocolate and caramel Easter rocky road roulade is a decadent finale to a celebratory Easter lunch.
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Simnel cakes
Simnel loaf cake
Our easy simnel loaf cake recipe is an ideal bake for the Easter weekend. It's delicious served warm, topped with apricot jam.
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Celebration cakes
Carrot and cheesecake layer cake
This carrot cake and marbled cheesecake layer cake is a truly spectacular celebration cake that's perfect for birthdays or Easter.
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Simnel cakes
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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