Looking for baking inspiration this Easter? You've come to the right place - we've got Easter recipes aplenty for chocoholics, cake-lovers and everyone in between.
If you're after a chocolatey treat, our mouth-watering <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/rocky-road-cake">Rocky Road</a>, <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/millionaire-s-shortbread-with-cadbury-s-creme-eggs">Cadbury's Crème Egg Millionaire’s Shortbread</a> and <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/the-ultimate-chocolate-brownie">Chocolate Brownies</a> are sure to fit the bill. Alternatively, try our classic Easter recipes, from <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/simnel-cake">Simnel Cake</a> to <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/mary-berry-carrot-cake">Mary Berry’s Carrot Cake</a>.
If you're after something a little different, give our delicious <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/chocolate-hot-cross-buns">Chocolate Hot Cross Buns </a>a whirl - or whip up a dish of <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/hot-cross-bun-bread-and-butter-pudding">Hot Cross Bread &amp; Butter Pudding</a> for a truly scrumptious Easter.

Easter Bakes and Easter Recipes

Looking for inspiration this Easter? Our carefully-curated list of cakes, cupcakes, buns and treats will delight family and friends with a sweet tooth.

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Bread & Dough

Cookie, Oreo & Brownie Layered Cake with a slice cut out of it. 

Cake Recipes

Top view of Rainbow Meringues in a bowl, with Rainbow Meringues scattered around next to a bag of silver spoon caster sugar

Confectionery

Side on view of a stack of vegan and gluten free chocolate chip cookies

Cookies & Biscuits

Nutella Cupcakes with glass bottle of milk in the background

Cupcakes & Muffins

2 glass jars of eton mess, raspberries, edible flowers and vanilla extract

Desserts

Bowl of ice cream, apple and slices, brown sugar packet

Ice Cream & Lollies

Icing & Buttercream

Jams & Spreads

Stack of American pancakes drizzled with maple syrup and topped with fresh berries

Pancakes, Crepes & Waffles

Pastries, Pies & Tarts

scone with strawberries and cream on a plate 

Scone and Shortcake Recipes

Sweet Sauces

Salted Caramel Cookie Traybake pieces stacked on top of each other with a hand reaching for the top piece. A bottle of milk in the background and jar of caramel sauce in the foreground

Traybakes

Pop tarts decorated with biscoff, chocolate and pink icing with sprinkles. 

Air Fryer Pop Tarts

Individual Eton Mess

Mini chocolate cupcake with a bite taken out of it and the cupcake case peeled back

Tiramisu Mini Treats

Recipes

Tips & Tricks

Allinson's

A top down view of chocolate brownies next to a packet of Billington's Dark Muscovado Sugar

Billington’s

Nielsen Massey Vanilla Extract being added to Vanilla Extract Cupcakes mixture

Nielsen-Massey

Silver Spoon

Our Brands

Try baking our Mars Bar cakes for a slice of nostalgia. Not only is this recipe delicious, but it’s also fun and simple to make, and a perfect activity for you and your children. The chewy, gooey cereal base is blended with melted Mars Bars and topped with milk chocolate and white chocolate swirls. Bliss.
<h3>Can I melt Mars Bars in the microwave?</h3>
Yes, you can melt a Mars Bar in the microwave. We’d recommend you do this on the lowest power setting though, to avoid spoiling the chocolate. Put the Mars Bars in your microwave on a low setting, and check it every 30 seconds until it is melted and smooth.
<h3>Can I melt a Mars Bar on a hob?</h3>
If you don’t have a microwave, you can melt your Mars Bar in a small saucepan on the hob. Chop the Mars Bar into smaller chunks to speed up the melting process. Melt your chocolate on low heat and to check it often.
<h3>How to make sure your Mars Bar cakes are soft</h3>
If you haven’t melted and mixed your Mars Bars, syrup and butter enough, this can cause your final bake to turn out too hard and clumpy. When melting these three ingredients together, you can use a whisk as they begin to melt to get the mixture nice and smooth.
<h3>Reasons to make our Mars Bar cakes:</h3>
⭐Easy recipe for kids to follow (with supervision!)
⭐Can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge
⭐Oven-free recipe

Mars Bar Cake Recipe

Are you ready to indulge in a divine treat that will transport your taste buds to dessert heaven? Look no further than our irresistible carrot cake tray bake recipe! This delightful twist on a classic dessert is sure to become your new go-to for every occasion. Imagine sinking your teeth into a moist and fluffy carrot cake filled with warm spices.&nbsp;
The heavenly aroma of cinnamon wafting through your kitchen will make it hard to resist! But what sets our carrot cake tray bake apart from the rest is the luscious cream cheese frosting slathered on top. Its tangy sweetness perfectly complements the rich flavors of the cake, creating a mouthwatering combination that will leave you craving for more. Whether you want to impress your guests at a party or simply satisfy your dessert cravings, our best carrot cake tray bake recipe is a guaranteed winner. So grab your mixing bowl and get ready to indulge in a slice of pure bliss!
We've opted for a classic cream cheese icing and cute little carrot decorations. Just like any carrot cake, feel free to decorate it how you'd like. We've seen versions with chopped nuts, lemon zest or pearl sugar worked into the cream cheese frosting.

Carrot Cake Tray Bake

There really is no such thing as too much chocolate at Easter and this cake celebrates EVERYTHING we love about the chocolate season. Soft chocolatey sponge, silky white choc ganache filling, velvety milk chocolate ganache topping, a trimming of kitkats and an abundance of mini eggs for decorations. There is a reason why the Easter bunny has face planted this 5* cake. 
 
Plan ahead and bake this cake in advance. The sponge freezes like a dream for up to 3 months un-iced. Once baked consume within 3 days (as if it will still be around after 24 hours) 
 
If you're looking for more Easter recipes, try out our <a data-item-id="e3cdc3af-e45f-560e-893f-bd08d8ca7a9f" href="">hot cross buns</a> or <a data-item-id="e1042adc-b574-5901-9ea5-3394b8b28c5d" href="">carrot cake</a>.

Ultimate Easter Chocolate Cake

Who says Hot Cross Buns are just for Easter? Fresh out the oven, sliced and spread with butter, they're a true classic and great to enjoy any time of the day. Toast and spread with butter in the morning with a cup of tea, or cosy up on the sofa with a warm Hot Cross Bun on a wintery evening - sounds yummy, right?
Filled with fruit and piped with a white cross, replace your shop-bought buns with these delicious homemade buns - you won't regret it, promise.
<h3>What are hot cross buns filled with?</h3>
Hot cross buns are filled with lots of fruits and spices to give a warming, rich flavour to a basic dough base. Made with mixed spice, sultanas and fresh mixed peel, each zesty bite is full of flavour and a firm favourite sweet dough in our recipe book.
<h3>Can I eat hot cross buns hot or cold?</h3>
It doesn't matter - eat them however you feel comfortable! We prefer ours sliced in half then toasted with a slather of butter melting on each slice.
<h3>What is the white cross on hot cross buns made from?</h3>
The white cross is made from a thick flour paste made from plain flour, and it represents the cross which Jesus was crucified on.&nbsp;
<h3>What are hot cross buns called in the US?</h3>
In America, hot cross buns are called Easter buns or hot fruit buns.&nbsp;

Hot Cross Buns

A timeless classic bake. &nbsp;This decadent desert originated in Scotland. We have made these into mini squares for little treats. Alternatively- add some Cadbury Creme Eggs at Easter time for an indulgent treat! &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Millionaire's Shortbread

This delicious lemon drizzle cake is the perfect addition to an afternoon tea spread or simply with a hot cuppa on a cold drizzly day. For the ultimate fluffy sponge, we love using <a data-item-id="26f69d22-47f1-4480-bec7-79187446ab4c" href="">Silver Spoon</a> Caster sugar for a 'perfect every time' cake which is perfect in any cake recipe for light, sweet and deliciously morish sponge.&nbsp;
This zesty, fresh lemon drizzle is everything we love about a simple Lemon Drizzle Cake, from freshly squeezed lemon juice to finely grated lemon zest, this will soon beyour new go-to loaf. Super easy to make and even easier to serve up put a smile on someone's face. Add more or less lemon depending on how tarte you like your lemon drizzle cake, or add lime too for an extra zesty twist to this classic lemon drizzle loaf.&nbsp;

Easy Lemon Drizzle Cake

This cake will last for 3 - 4 days in an airtight container. Paper liners are a really convenient way to line a tin, and saves time when baking a cake. They are available from the most popular tin sizes.

Lemon Drizzle Cake

These super-simple, easy American-style pancakes are light, fluffy and perfect for an indulgent breakfast. Whip them up in 10 minutes, stack them and serve with syrup, bacon or fresh fruits.
<h3>What's the main difference between British and American pancakes?</h3>
The&nbsp;difference between British and American pancakes is that American-style pancakes use a raising agent - typically baking powder, whipped egg white, or both to make them thick and fluffy. We've used both in our recipe below.
<h3>How to get fluffy American pancakes:</h3>
We recommend doing the following to get super-fluffy pancakes:
- Allow your batter to rest before frying.
- Separate the egg yolk from the white initially. Beat your egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then combine the egg yolks with the rest of your ingredients - gently fold in the whipped egg whites last.
- Don't over-mix your batter, as you'll knock the bubbles out which causes the pancakes to rise. &nbsp;

American Pancakes

Is there a more trendy bread to eat right now than sourdough? Well, these sourdough hot cross buns are one to watch - deliciously glossy, and the perfect sourdough chewiness.

Sourdough Hot Cross Buns

This moist light muscovado carrot cake is an ideal spring time treat, whether it be an Easter celebration or simply enjoyed with a warm cup of tea. This cake is bursting with flavour from hints of mixed spices, coconut, walnut and carrot, the caramel undertones of Billington's light muscovado sugar and drizzled with a sweet, zesty orange syrup. And if that wasn't enough it is topped with a fluffy cream cheese frosting with a refreshingly twist of lime running through it. &nbsp;Simply moreish!

Light Muscovado Carrot Cake

How can you improve a brownie? Challenge accepted. We've added a layer of salted caramel to what we believe is the ultimate brownie recipe... you can practically taste it just looking at the pictures. We've used Billington's unrefined sugars in this recipe to get that depth of rich flavour we all seek in a good brownie. This recipe really pulls out all the stops when it comes to flavour, go on- you know you want to.

Salted Caramel Stuffed Brownies

If you’re a fan of sweet and zesty lemon-flavoured bakes, you can’t go wrong with our Lemon Curd Cake. Our soft, citrusy sponge really is easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy to whip up - it's filled with <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/lemon-curd">fresh lemon curd</a> and a light, fluffy lemon buttercream, and will soon become a family favourite. For some extra indulgence, double up your buttercream ingredients to coat the entire cake with lemon buttercream.
If lemon curd is your jam, you are also going to love our <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/lemon-curd-rolls">Lemon Curd Rolls</a>. Think cinnamon rolls, but oozing with fresh lemon flavour. Adding citrus fruit to your bake is one of the best ways of adding natural flavouring, to elevate your biscuits, cakes or even cookies.
Speaking of biscuits, cakes and cookies - get your lemon squeezers at the ready, as we have a whole host of citrus bakes just for you. Try our <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/lemon-drizzle-swiss-roll">Lemon Drizzle Swiss Roll</a>, keep it sweet with some <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/citrus-gingerbread-cookies">Citrus Gingerbread Cookies</a>, or stack 'em high with some <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/turmeric-and-lemon-pancakes">Lemon &amp; Turmeric Pancakes</a>.

Lemon Curd Cake

Packed with all the usual simnel cake ingredients like fruit and warming spices, the history of this cake makes it traditionally eaten in spring time usually at Easter. Unlike a traditional round Simnel cake, this traybake version is rectangular in shape making it ideal to cut into bite sized pieces and shared with friends. We’ve used mini eggs to decorate ours, but you can opt for traditional marzipan balls if you like. This cake goes perfectly with a cup of tea.

Mini Simnel Cakes

These quick and easy Hot Chocolate Cupcakes are everything we love from a cosy winter day's hot chocolate in the form of a rich, yummy cupcake. These simple chocolate cupcakes are stuffed full of chewy marshmallow, and topped with a generous whirl of chocolate buttercream, a handful of squidy marshmallows and a crumbly flake for good measure. Sounds like a perfect Christmas movie treat to us!
Do I have to use hot chocolate powder? 
You don't have to use hot chocolate powder for this simple hot chocolate cupcake recipe, however using hot chocolate powder in this easy cupcake recipe gives the creamy flavour we all love from a good old hot chocolate with lashings of whipped cream. We love Whittards hot chocolate or any that is slightly higher in cocoa, but our easy hot chocolate cupcakes recipe is perfect for any hot chocolate powder you have in the cupboard - why not make extra malty Malteaser Hot Chocolate cupcakes? Or Mint Aero Hot Chocolate Cupcakes? The flavour combinations are endless, especially when you come onto the toppings!&nbsp;
Baking with Marshmallows 
We love the chewy gooey texture that baking with marshmallows gives our bakes, why not try our <a data-item-id="905913f0-4d2a-5be3-8ba9-b1aa51364978" href="">Smores Cookie Sandwich</a> recipe if you are looking for ways to use up left over marshmallows. For this baker-favourite Hot Chocolate Cupcakes recipe, we melt our marshmallows before stuffing them into the centre of the cupcakes fresh out of the oven Just wait for the moment you take a bite into these chocolate cupcakes to reveal the gooey, sweet centre!&nbsp;

Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

These vanilla-flavoured bunny cupcakes are so simple to make, and great for getting the kids involved in the kitchen. Topped with delicious <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/basic-buttercream">vanilla buttercream</a>, they're a quick and easy Easter bake.&nbsp;
If you're after a similar bunny-themed bake, why not give our <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/easter-bunny-biscuits">Easter Bunny Biscuits</a> a go?&nbsp;

Easter Bunny Cupcakes

This is twist on&nbsp;a carrot cake and Swiss roll. This flavoursome treat is filled with cream cheese frosting, what's not to love? This recipe is easy to make and is great fun rolling up. Get the kids involved!&nbsp;

Carrot Cake Roll

Air Fryer recipes don't get any sweeter than this... you have got to try our air fryer pop tarts. Crispy pastry bites filled with a gooey sweet centre; from Biscoff to jam, the choice is yours. Not only are these pop tarts simple to make, they are super speedy too. Our homemade pop tarts recipe only takes 10 minutes in the air fryer.&nbsp;
This recipe was created by our good friend, Jessie Marsden <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessie.bakes.cakes/" title="Jessie Bakes Cakes instagram">@Jessie.bakes.cakes</a>

We say have your bread, and eat it - our vegan hot cross buns have all the flavour of traditional hot cross buns and they're and completely vegan. Whilst hot cross buns are traditionally made around Easter time, these delicious vegan hot cross buns are so simple to make, they'll soon be a staple in your recipe book.
Fluffy in texture and gloriously glossy thanks to their sticky orange juice sugar glaze, these hot cross buns are perfectly balanced with flavour and pack a punch of zesty mixed peel - the ultimate cosy evening supper, or a cuppa companion.
We've added a handful of Vegan Dark Chocolate to this recipe, so simply swap out the sultanas for your left over Easter eggs, or some juicy raisins.
<h3>Why aren't traditional hot cross buns vegan?</h3>
Traditional hot cross bun recipes often contain milk, butter and egg, so they're not suitable for vegans or people who have a dairy intolerance.

Vegan Hot Cross Buns

A delicious carrot cake recipe for the whole family. Packed with nuts, spice and zesty fruit brushed with a lemon and vanilla syrup. To top it all off it is smothered with creamy, fluffy vanilla bean icing. The ultimate crowd pleaser&nbsp;

Carrot Cake with Vanilla Bean Icing

Why say goodbye to the little treats in life that you enjoy? Have delicious hot cross buns in 12 simple steps, with lighter ingredients meaning you can have the best of both worlds. 
 
Using a mixture of spelt, oats and Allinson's strong white bread flour you can fuel yourself with a more nutritious bake, with no compromise on flavour. Packed with citrus zest, grated apple and a range of currants these lighter hot cross buns are then glazed with apricot jam before popping in the oven to bake.