Fun-to-Make Easter Treats

Get creative with these fun ideas for easy Easter snacks, including cakes, cupcakes, tarts, and other sweets in festive Easter shapes.

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Easy Easter Bunny Bites

Mother Hen & Chicks Dessert

Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes

Pink Lemonade Cake

Malted Mousse Cake

Lemon Curd Tassies

Marshmallow Bunnies

Cherry Flower-Power Cake

Lamb & Ducky Cupcakes

Champagne Cake with Fresh Strawberries

Cute Easter Nest Cupcakes

Spiked Raspberry-Lemonade Cupcakes

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Easy Confetti Celebration Cupcakes

Sunflower Cake

Fresh Fruit & Cream Tarts

Easter Egg Cupcakes

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Easy Easter Bunny Bites

These fun Easter bunny cupcakes are party-ready in minutes. Start with your favorite cupcake recipe, then use a piping bag and star tip to add peaks of vanilla frosting. Shape white gumdrops into triangles for the bunny's ears, give him jelly bean eyes and a nose, and finish him with frosting features.

Easy Easter Bunny Bites

Makes: 12 servings

Start to Finish: 1 hr

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Mother Hen & Chicks Dessert

Get into the spirit of spring with a mother hen cake and her adorable cupcake chicks. Make a single layer cake for the hen, then use cupcakes to make her head and tail. Decorate with homemade vanilla frosting, toasted coconut flakes, and candy pieces for a truly delightful dessert.

Mother Hen and Chicks Cake

Makes: 20 servings

Prep: 50 mins

Cool: 1 hr

Bake: 25 mins to 30 mins 350°

Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes

Your Easter crowd will adore eating these creamy orange cupcakes inspired by the classic frozen treat. They're layered with orange cream cheese frosting and topped with wooden crafts sticks.

Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes

Makes: 27 servings

Yield: 27 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes

Prep: 40 mins

Bake: 18 mins to 20 mins 350°F

Cool: 45 mins

Pink Lemonade Cake

Four rosy-pink layers of moist lemon cake and creamy Lemonade-Buttercream Frosting add up to one praiseworthy Easter dessert. For a colorful garnish, coat lemon slices with sugar and arrange on cake just before serving.

Editor's Note: To evenly incorporate food coloring into the batter, add it to the butter and sugar mixture before adding eggs.

Pink Lemonade Cake

Makes: 18 servings

Prep: 1 hr

Bake: 35 mins to 40 mins 350°F

Cool: 1 hr

Malted Mousse Cake

Part cheesecake and part mousse, this creamy, decadent dessert is an egg-ceptional addition to your Easter menu. The amaretto cookie crust adds delicious crunch, while malted-milk candy eggs lend a festive touch.

Malted Mousse Cake

Makes: 12 servings

Prep: 45 mins

Chill: 3 hrs

Cool: 45 mins

Lemon Curd Tassies

You might want to make a double batch, because these bite-size sweets will fly off the plate. The bright, sweet-tart lemon curd is a perfect spring-color treat, while curls of lemon peel add a pretty finishing touch.

Lemon Curd Tassies

Yield: 36 tassies

Prep: 50 mins

Cool: 10 mins

Bake: 8 mins

Marshmallow Bunnies

Frost a marshmallow with purchased frosting, then roll it in flaked coconut. Attach two miniature marshmallows for the feet and decorate with candies for the eyes, nose, and whiskers. For ears, use kitchen shears to cut a strip from the top edge of a large marshmallow, then attach with a bit of frosting.

Cherry Flower-Power Cake

With maraschino cherry-flavor cake, Cherry-Almond Butter Frosting, and beautiful decorations made of candy clay, this pink cake is a true Easter masterpiece. Because candy clay is easier to use than fondant, you can decorate to your heart's content.

Cherry Flower Power Cake

Makes: 24 servings

Stand: 30 mins

Prep: 1 hr

Lamb & Ducky Cupcakes

These cute cupcakes made to look like baby animals are the perfect treats for Easter. Marshmallows, flaked coconut, and small candies come together to make these spring cupcakes super cute -- and super tasty!

Lamb and Ducky Cupcakes

Makes: 24 servings

Start to Finish: 2 hrs

Champagne Cake with Fresh Strawberries

This beautiful cake -- with swirls of pastel pink frosting and pretty white layers -- is a breeze to make. Just prepare packaged cake mix, but swap out the water for champagne. Then, bake and frost with tinted canned frosting for a beautiful spring dessert.

Champagne Cake with Fresh Strawberries

Makes: 10 servings

Prep: 20 mins

Cool: 10 mins

Bake: 350°F per package directions

Cute Easter Nest Cupcakes

Gather spring-color chocolate eggs in a nest perfect for the holiday. Frosted chow mein noodles provide the twigs.

Bird's Nest Cupcakes

Makes: 28 servings

Prep: 1 hr 30 mins

Stand: 30 mins

Bake: 15 mins to 17 mins 350°F

Spiked Raspberry-Lemonade Cupcakes

A splash of raspberry liqueur and delicious raspberry frosting make these fruity spring cupcakes extra special. Add fresh raspberries and lemon wedges for a picture-perfect presentation.

Spiked Raspberry-Lemonade Cupcakes

Makes: 18 servings

Prep: 40 mins

Stand: 30 mins

Bake: 15 mins to 18 mins 350°F

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Easy Confetti Celebration Cupcakes

Celebrate spring with these fun cupcakes; add food coloring to small amounts of vanilla frosting and pipe it atop the cupcakes to give the treats a festive feel.

Easy Confetti Celebration Cupcakes

Makes: 12 servings

Start to Finish: 1 hr

Sunflower Cake

Six different candies in a simple pattern make this sunny cake a cheerful addition to your Easter celebration.

Sunflower Cake

Makes: 10 servings

Prep: 45 mins

Cool: 30 mins

Bake: Per package directions

Fresh Fruit & Cream Tarts

Fresh berries top these rich cream-filled tarts for a fresh take on Easter dessert. If you're pressed for time, you can assemble the tarts ahead of time and chill them for up to four hours.

Fresh Fruit and Cream Tarts

Makes: 8 servings

Yield: 8 slices

Prep: 40 mins

Chill: 4 hrs

Bake: 13 mins 450°F

Easter Egg Cupcakes

Confetti cupcakes become fun Easter treats with a trio of candy-coated chocolate-covered peanuts set atop a bed of coconut and frosting. Bake a batch of cupcakes from a box of cake mix with confetti sprinkles, according to package directions. Spread white frosting on the finished cupcakes after they've cooled, and sprinkle toasted shredded coconut on top to resemble a nest. Finish with pastel candies.

Fun-to-Make Easter Treats

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