40 Pretty Easter Cakes to Dress Up Your Dessert Table
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Easter is almost here! That means enjoying all of the traditional sweets that come with the holiday: chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, and even marshmallowy Peeps. But dressing up your Easter dessert table with Easter cupcakes or a show-stopping cake is one of the best ways to celebrate in style. Whether it's a pretty layer cake filled with sunny spring flavors, a potluck-ready sheet cake, or an adorable cake that's shaped like a bunny, this list of Easter cakes has something for everyone!
Not sure where to begin? You can always start with the flavors of spring cake recipes including lemon, strawberry, rhubarb. Or opt for Ree's favorite carrot cake recipe that she inherited from her mom's dearest friend, Sigrid. "It's one of the yummiest Easter cakes: carrot-y and exceedingly spring-y. And the cream cheese frosting is what all of my dreams are made of," Ree says. It's just one of the many homemade cake recipes that will wow your guests.
To really make your Easter cakes stand out, bring out your cake decorating supplies and get fancy with some pretty basketweave piping or decorate with delicate edible flowers. Mastering most of these cake decorating ideas couldn't be easier! Unwrap your favorite Easter candy and you've got yourself fun activity for the afternoon. Of course, if that's really not your thing, a no-bake dessert or a towering trifle will be just as impressive. So what are you waiting for? Hop to it!
Carrot Cake Trifle
This over-the-top dessert starts with a cake mix, so it couldn't be easier. The spiced cake is then layered with a whipped cream cheese filling, decadent pudding, and crushed Speculoos cookies. The best part: the candied carrots on top!
Get the Carrot Cake Trifle recipe.
Lemon Raspberry Cake
It's sweet, it's tart, and it's so darn pretty! Layers of lemon cake are filled with an easy raspberry jam filling and topped with a pink raspberry-flavored buttercream.
Get the Lemon Raspberry Cake recipe.
Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake
Show off your garden-fresh rhubarb (or simply grab some stalks from the store) for this pretty pink cake. It's effortlessly beautiful and packed with all that sweet-tart flavor!
Get the Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake recipe.
Perfect Pound Cake
There's something so simple yet stunning about this classic pound cake recipe. But if you want to dress it up, you can also top it with strawberries and whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream and raspberry sauce!
Get Ree's Perfect Pound Cake recipe.
Pink Lemonade Sheet Cake
Feed a crowd two flavors at once! A zesty lemon cake is topped with a pretty pink icing made from strawberry jam and then sprinkled with freeze-dried strawberries to amp up the flavor.
Get Ree's Pink Lemonade Sheet Cake recipe.
Bunny Cake
It doesn't get cuter than a bunny-shaped cake! This one couldn't be easier thanks to boxed cake mix. Then it calls for unsweetened coconut, pink and white nonpareils, and black licorice for the decorations.
Get Ree's Bunny Cake recipe.
Lemon Blueberry Cake
Not only is the combination of tart lemons and sweet blueberries delicious, but it looks pretty, too! This simple cake is topped with a soft cream cheese frosting, fresh blueberries, and lemon zest.
Get the Lemon Blueberry Cake recipe.
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Make Easter brunch even sweeter with this coffee cake that goes big on streusel. In fact, there's a crumbly layer of cinnamon streusel in the center of the cake and on top!
Get the Sour Cream Coffee Cake recipe.
Eclair Cake
This cake tastes just like a French eclair, but it's even easier to make. In fact, you don't even need to turn on the oven to make the creamy filling layered with graham crackers.
Get the Eclair Cake recipe.
No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
If you need to save room in your oven, you can still make a seasonal cheesecake. This no-bake version uses strawberry Jell-O to give it structure and for added sweet flavor, of course.
Get the No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake recipe.
Chocolate Sheet Cake
It wouldn't be a holiday celebration in the Drummond household without this chocolate sheet cake recipe from Ladd's mother. It's rich, fudgy, and perfect for feeding a crowd.
Get Ree's Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe.
Carrot Cake Cheesecake
This is carrot cake's playful cousin that's topped with a layer of cheesecake for a fun twist on a holiday classic. But don't worry, it still has all the warm, spiced flavor and nutty texture that you know and love.
Get the Carrot Cake Cheesecake recipe.
Jello Cake
The pink swirls in this retro cake makes it one of the prettiest desserts around! The best part is that you can make it in advance and top with white chocolate whipped cream and fresh raspberries just before serving.
Get the Jello Cake recipe.
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Chocolate lovers will go crazy for this decadent layer cake that's decorated with chocolate buttercream, fresh raspberries, pistachios, and chocolate curls! Slice it to reveal a double dose of raspberry in the filling as well!
Get the Chocolate Raspberry Cake recipe.
Chocolate Bundt Cake
Forget the chocolate bunnies, this chocolate cake is just the thing to satisfy your sweet tooth! You can decorate the top with silver and gold sprinkles or opt for pastel colors to match your Easter table.
Get the Chocolate Bundt Cake recipe.
Strawberry Icebox Cake
Cool, creamy, and fresh—this cake will become a staple during the warmer months of spring. It's especially good on days when your oven is working overtime for the Easter dinner.
Get the Strawberry Icebox Cake recipe.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Serving a crowd just got so much sweeter thanks to this retro dessert. It can serve up to 16 guests and doesn't need extra decorating since the fruit does it for you!
Get the Pineapple Upside-Down Cake recipe.
Olive Oil Cake
Delicate and moist, perfumed with orange, and easy to throw together, a slice of this Italian beauty will be perfect if you're looking for something that's not too sweet. Just a light dusting of powdered sugar is all you need.
Get the Olive Oil Cake recipe.
Tiramisu Cake
Long holidays might require a pick-me-up. And that's what "tiramisu" means in Italian, thanks to the coffee-soaked layers. There is marsala wine in the cake, but you can sub in vanilla extract.
Get the Tiramisu Cake recipe.
Strawberry Swirled Pound Cake
You don't have to worry that it's not quite strawberry season if Easter is earlier in the year, because this recipe uses frozen berries and jam. That means consistently delicious flavor any time!
Get Ree's Strawberry Swirled Pound Cake recipe.
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