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Easter baking ideas and recipes

Take advantage of the Easter break and bake something beautiful. Delicious Easter nest cupcakes, adorable hot cross bunnies and eggcellent Easter bundt cake – just a few of our creative Easter baking recipes. Browse through our editor's choice of Easter baking ideas and recipes to find some inspiration, or take a look at our popular recipes down below.

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Editor's choice

Give your Easter celebrations a new twist with these fun, bunny-shaped bread rolls. Made with a simple white bread dough, you and the kids can have fun twisting and shaping it into cute bunny shapes
Bunny twist bakes
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With two layers of light chocolate sponge, a rich and creamy buttercream icing and a delicate homemade nest topping, these Easter nest cupcakes really are a work of art
Easter nest cupcakes
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Shaped like cute bunny paw prints, these easy Easter biscuits make a fun baking project to try with the kids or to make for family and friends
Bunny paw biscuits
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Shake up tradition and bake this carrot, pistachio and maple bundt cake – a modern take on a classic carrot cake recipe
Carrot, pistachio and maple cake
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Bake this impressive whole orange and almond cake for a teatime treat or elegant dessert. Three whole oranges are cooked until soft and blitzed into the gluten-free almond cake batter – juice, peel and all – for a tender crumb bursting with citrus flavour
Whole orange and almond cake
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Easter is the perfect occasion to indulge your inner chocoholic, so why not give this showstopping Easter dessert a go? The rich chocolate sponge bundt cake is topped with crunchy chocolate nests and mini chocolate eggs to really take things up a level.
Easter bundt cake
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Hot cross buns, but not as you know them! We’ve swapped out the sweet dried fruit for a triple cheese hit in this savoury hot cross bun recipe. Cheddar, Parmesan, pockets of feta and fresh chives are baked into the fluffy buns for a deliciously cheesy East
Triple cheese hot cross buns
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Kids will love this adorable twist on traditional hot cross buns, shaping the dough into cute, long-eared bunnies instead
Hot cross bunnies
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Popular Easter baking recipes

White chocolate cheesecake
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This creamy white chocolate cheesecake recipe is the ultimate indulgent dessert. With a buttery biscuit base and rich white chocolate, it's guaranteed to impress all of your guests.
  • Serves 8
  • 220 mins
  • 469 calories
Gluten-free chocolate fudge brownies
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These irresistibly fudgy dark chocolate brownies are the perfect indulgent teatime treat. Best of all, they are completely gluten-free so that everyone can enjoy!
  • Serves 8
  • 35 mins
  • 506 calories
Chocolate orange soufflé
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soufflés have a reputation for being tricky but it needn't be so with this easy to follow and delicious recipe
  • Serves 8
  • 10mins to prepare and 30mins to cook
  • 298 calories
Hot cross bread and butter pudding
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A sensational spin on a British classic. This is a great way to use up leftover buns, add chocolate and custard for an indulgent and comforting pud.
  • Serves 6
  • 45 mins
  • 321 calories
Chocolate soufflés with orange and cardamom sauce
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These chocolate soufflés are an absolute showstopper. The perfect ending to a special dinner for four lucky people. A cardamom and orange sauce is prepared and poured over the top of the soufflés just before serving.
  • Serves 4
  • 40 mins
  • 424 calories
Gluten-free hot cross buns
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A traditional Easter treat, these easy gluten-free hot cross buns can be made in under an hour and make a delicious treat to share with the whole family
  • Serves 9
  • 20 minutes to prepare, 30 minutes to cook, plus proving
  • 389 calories
Chocolate fridge cake
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Keep the kids entertained during the school holidays with this delicious no-cook recipe. Your little helpers will love getting involved with bashing the biscuits, mixing and pouring
  • Serves 16
  • 75 mins
  • 331 calories
Mia's ‘unmissable’ citrus tart
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Ambrosia Light Devon custard is the perfect timesaving way to enjoy Mia's easy citrus tart
  • Serves 12
  • 1 hr 45 mins, plus cooling
  • 260 calories

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