Easter baking recipes
Traditional simnel cakes and hot cross buns, plus more sugar and spice for the Easter weekend.
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Edd Kimber’s Bakewell ombre cake
- Ready in 2 hrs 45 mins
Inspired by the classic Bakewell tart, the raspberry jam and almond flavours of this sandwich sponge complement the stunning pink graduated frosting
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For The Keen Cook
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Hot cross bun ring with spiced honey butter
- Ready in 1 hr 10 mins
Make these cinnamon-spiced fruit buns into a pretty centrepiece for your Easter table, and serve with a sweet butter
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Moderately Easy
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Simnel cherry tart
- Ready in 1 hr 50 mins
This teatime treat is a cross between a fruity spring-like Simnel cake and a Bakewell tart - great with a cuppa
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Moderately Easy
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John Whaite's Chocolate chiffon cake with salted caramel butter cream
- Ready in 2 hrs
Give this celebration sponge a showstopping finish by piping spikes of ganache on top and filling with salted caramel butter icing
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Moderately Easy
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Mary Berry’s Orange layer cake
- Ready in 35 mins
The queen of baking, Mary Berry, creates a light and fruity citrus sponge with buttery frosting and a sugar glaze
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Jo Wheatley’s Raspberry red velvet cake
- Ready in 55 mins
Puréed fruit imparts much of the colouring in this rosy hued cake, that combines raspberries, cocoa and a good helping of cream cheese frosting
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Easy
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Fruity simnel squares
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- Ready in 1 hr 40 mins
This easy twist on the classic fruit sponge makes plenty of squares - all decorated with marzipan eggs
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Hot cross bread & lemon pudding
- Ready in 1 hr
Use up your leftover fruit buns in this sumptuous spin on traditional bread and butter pudding - a great spring bake
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Marmalade bar
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- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
A delicious loaf cake with the citrus tang of orange marmalade and a crunchy demerara topping
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Lighter lemon drizzle cake
- Ready in 1 hr 5 mins
Angela Nilsen gives one of our site's most popular cakes the ultimate healthy makeover by reducing fat
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Shredded Wheat nests
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- Ready in 33 mins
A spin on traditional chocolate cornflake cakes, this version uses extra-fine strands of wheat for great texture
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Chocolate Krispie chick
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- Ready in 40 mins
A crispy treat specially for Easter that kids will love to make during the school holidays
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Hot cross cookies
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- Ready in 30 mins
Bored of buns? Try these cute cookies instead - sure to become a family favourite
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Rhubarb & lemon curd cake
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- Ready in 1 hr
A lemon sponge cake dotted with tender pink pieces of rhubarb and topped with decadent cream frosting
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Cherry & almond Easter cupcakes
- Ready in 45 mins
These little Simnel cakes are really almondy, with pieces of marzipan in the mix - and they look gorgeous
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Hot cross buns
- Ready in 2 hrs 20 mins
Make the most of the long Easter weekend and fill the house with the smell of spiced buns baking
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Moderately Easy
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Frosted white chocolate Easter cake
- Ready in 1 hr 10 mins
A slice of this Madeira-style cake is wonderful with a morning cup of tea or coffee
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Ginger simnel cake with spring flowers
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- Ready in 3 hrs 15 mins
As well as the topping, the cake has a hidden layer of homemade marzipan mixed with ginger...
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Moderately Easy
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Triple chocolate cookies
- Ready in 25 mins
You've got all bases covered with white, milk and dark chocolate in these American-style cookies, best enjoyed warm with a cold glass of milk
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Chocca mocca caramel cake
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
A delight at any time, but especially when strewn with chocolate eggs for Easter
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Chocolate fudge Easter cakes
- Ready in 30 mins
A chocolatey tea-time treat that kids will love to help out with
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Double chocolate Easter Danish
- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
Everyone loves a Danish pastry, especially when it’s chocolaty and big enough to share
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White & dark chocolate cake
- Ready in 1 hr
For big celebrations this cake is a must, four layers of moist sponge, lashings of chocolate ganache and the crunch of Maltesers
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Moderately Easy
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Simnel muffins
- Ready in 55 mins
A new twist on a traditional recipe and perfect for getting the kids involved in the festivities
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Spiced fruit loaf
- Ready in 2 hrs 40 mins
A treat when freshly baked and spread with butter, then try it toasted for breakfast the next day
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Moderately Easy
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Apricot & almond Chelsea buns
- Ready in 2 hrs 30 mins
Escape to the kitchen this weekend and make these gorgeous glazed teatime buns
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Moderately Easy
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Easy Easter brioche
- Ready in 2 hrs 40 mins
This light, easy-to-make brioche will keep for two days, and is delicious with apricot jam.
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Cherry & almond cake
- Ready in 1 hr 40 mins
Not just for Easter, this delicious cake makes a good centrepiece all year round
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Hot cross muffin buns
- Ready in 3 hrs
Try this light and spicy version of everyone's favourite Easter treat
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Easter puddings
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- Ready in 50 mins
These cute oven-steamed puds with nutmeg custard are almost like blonde Christmas puddings
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Lemon & orange cake
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- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
This citrus centrepiece has a secret ingredient that gives the cake a lovely texture, yet makes it gluten- and wheat-free
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Norwegian cream cake
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Good Food reader Per Kind shares his recipe for a huge fruit-filled cake, perfect for a big Easter buffet
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Chocolate & caramel layer cake
- Ready in 1 hr 55 mins
For the ultimate indulgence look no further than Sarah Cook's four-layered chocolate-caramel extravaganza
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Moderately Easy
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Pistachio & milk chocolate squares
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
Try something different with Sarah Cook's Pistachio & milk chocolate squares - you won't be able to stop at just one piece!
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Simple chocolate button egg
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- Ready in 30 mins
Make your own Easter eggs. It's much easier than you'd think and you can add personal touch.
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Moderately Easy
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Chilli chocolate egg lollies
- Ready in 30 mins
A chocolaty treat with a kick - easily adapted for the little ones
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Hot cross buns
- Ready in 50 mins
Follow master baker Paul Hollywood's ultimate step-by-step guide to creating perfectly decorated fruit buns
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Moderately Easy
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