Divine Easter Dessert Recipes

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Heavenly Angel Food Cake

The rich, moist texture of this divine angel food cake is unlike any other. Made from scratch in minutes, it's spread with frosting that's a lemon lover's dream.

Recipe: Heavenly Angel Food Cake

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Easter Cookies

Try this Easter dessert with a simple five-ingredient dough that can be made up to three days ahead and stored in the fridge.

Recipe: Easter Cookies

Photo: Ralph Anderson

Hot Cross Buns

Bake the traditional English nutmeg-and-cinnamon-spiced Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday or for Easter breakfast. Lemon icing is easily piped through a zip-top bag to form the traditional cross on top.

Recipe: Hot Cross Buns

Nutter Butter-Banana Pudding Trifle

This homemade pudding is divine, economical, and uses on-hand ingredients. Tip: The pudding has thickened enough when a distinct trail is left in the mixture when you stir with a spoon. The cookies will soften the longer the dessert chills.

Recipe: Nutter Butter-Banana Pudding Trifle

Photo: Tina Cornett

Best Carrot Cake

Make this classic favorite for a crowd and you might not have any leftovers to bring home. Simply adding a can of crushed pineapple and the luscious Buttermilk Glaze makes this truly the Best Carrot Cake.

Recipe: Best Carrot Cake

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Strawberry-Orange Trifle

The sweetness of strawberries combined with a hint of tart from the orange segments makes this dessert absolutely delightful.

Recipe: Strawberry-Orange Trifle

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Fresh Strawberry Meringue Cake

Securing parchment paper with masking tape (it won’t melt at the low temp) makes it easy to spread picture-perfect layers of meringue.

Recipe: Fresh Strawberry Meringue Cake

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Hummingbird Bundt Cake

From pineapple to cream cheese, the same ingredients first featured in the 1978 version of this popular layer cake still shine in our new version— simplified by baking in a Bundt pan.

Recipe: Hummingbird Bundt Cake
Related: 4 Ways with Hummingbird Cake

Photo: Iain Bagwell

Strawberry Mousse Cake

Pretty in pink, this mousse cake recipe is perfect for a shower, family get-together or party.

Recipe: Strawberry Mousse Cake

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Strawberry-Fromage Blanc Tartlets

Miniature ready-made phyllo shells make these tiny treasures a quick-and-easy gourmet fix.

Recipe: Strawberry-Fromage Blanc Tartlets

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Banana Pudding Cheesecake

This sinfully sweet dessert is the perfect blend of fresh bananas, creamy cheesecake, and crunchy vanilla wafers.

Recipe: Banana Pudding Cheesecake

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Pineapple-Coconut Cupcakes with Buttermilk-Cream Cheese Frosting

Make birds' nests with malted milk balls and edible paper; wilton.com

Recipe: Pineapple-Coconut Cupcakes with Buttermilk-Cream Cheese Frosting

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Layered Carrot Cake

For this healthier version of carrot cake, we reduced the fat in the batter by using less vegetable oil and sugar, yet it is still as moist as traditional cakes. We also reduced the butter and used reduced-fat cream cheese for the frosting, without losing the flavor!

Recipe: Layered Carrot Cake