Easter recipes
Simnel cake, eggs to decorate and Sunday roasts - the perfect way to celebrate Easter with friends and family.
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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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Simple simnel cake
- Ready in 3 hrs 10 mins
This is a perfect quick-mix-fix for Easter - based on traditional recipes
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Ginger simnel cake with spring flowers
By Good Food
- 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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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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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 Krispie chick
By Good Food
- Ready in 40 mins
A crispy treat specially for Easter that kids will love to make during the school holidays
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Marbled egg
By Good Food
- Ready in 50 mins
A deluxe home-made treat for Easter. This DIY egg is equally as impressive to any you can buy
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Moderately Easy
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Simple chocolate button egg
By Good Food
- 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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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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For The Keen Cook
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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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Leg of lamb cooked with potatoes
- Ready in 2 hrs
The perfect Sunday lunch - succulent lamb atop potato slices smothered in red wine gravy
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Easy hot cross buns
- Ready in 1 hr 45 mins
Delicious warm from the oven, or lightly toasted for tea or breakfast
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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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Roast spring lamb with rosé wine & oranges
By Good Food
- Ready in 2 hrs 25 mins
Perfect for an Easter celebration or a Sunday lunch with the family.
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Moderately Easy
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Foolproof slow roast chicken
By Good Food
- Ready in 2 hrs 35 mins
Slow-roasting is a great way to keep the chicken nice and moist. Adding the potatoes to the roasting tin infuses them with plenty of flavour, too
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Pot-roast loin of pork with celeriac, shallots & pancetta
- Ready in 2 hrs 25 mins
A chunky, comforting casserole that makes a wonderful Sunday lunch
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Roast pork with apples, cider vinegar & rosemary
By Good Food
- Ready in 3 hrs 15 mins
A no-nonsense, comforting roast with real crackling - it's deceptively simple to make
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Roast lemon & thyme lamb
- Ready in 2 hrs 30 mins
Everyone needs a classic Sunday roast to pull out of the bag when you need to impress someone - this is it
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Roast rib of beef
- Ready in 2 hrs 50 mins
A fantastic recipe for delicious roast beef with roasted vegetables - the ultimate Sunday roast dish
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Ultimate roast potatoes
- Ready in 1 hr 10 mins
Make the most of your roasties with this scrumptious recipe
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Asparagus, mozzarella & prosciutto parcels
- Ready in 20 mins
Try this simple, but smart, starter using English asparagus, makes a fabulous stylish starter
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Asparagus and parmesan tarts
- Ready in 40 mins
Celebrate the British asparagus season with some sweet and tender spears
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Spring greens with black pepper & crème fraîche
By Good Food
- Ready in 25 mins
The perfect accompaniment to a hearty roast
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Cauliflower, broccoli & mature cheddar gratin
- Ready in 30 mins
Give good old fashioned cauliflower cheese a contemporary twist to create quick, simple supper
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Cheat's hot-cross buns
- Ready in 2 hrs
A bread mix makes these Easter hot-cross buns a simple treat to knock up
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Moderately Easy
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White chocolate mousse with crushed mini eggs
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
This pudding is too good to save just for Easter - try it any time you need an indulgent white chocolate hit
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