14 SHOW-STOPPING DESSERTS FOR YOUR EASTER FÊTE

CHOCOLATE CREAM EGGS

Pay tribute to the classic childhood tradition of the Easter egg hunt by feathering your nest with these delicate handmade confections. They’re pretty, perfectly sweet and straight from the Easter Bunny’s basket.

PEAR & ALMOND TART

With a buttery, crumbly crust and a sweet pear and almond filling, this delicate dessert makes a treat that's as scrumptious as it is pretty.

ALMOND & FIG CAKE

Crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside, this flavourful dessert made with sweet figs and toasted almonds provides a delicious melt-in-your-mouth experience with every bite. This Easter: Have your cake and eat it, too.

LAYERED LEMON CAKE

Pucker up, baby! It’s time to wake the senses and welcome spring with a delectably dense cake richly flavoured with the zingy, light and refreshing taste of citrus.

FROZEN BERRY PUDDING BOMBE

Layered, luscious and bowl-licking good, this delectable chilled confection is just right for those days when you want a little wow in your culinary repertoire.

RASPBERRY-BROWN BUTTER-CRÈME FRAÎCHE TART

Notice how raspberry is the first word in the title? That’s because this tart recipe is all about the fruit. Yes, there’s a rich tart dough made with egg yolk and cream. And yes, it’s slathered with an amazing filling of vanilla browned butter and crème fraîche. But the filling is more of a flavourful base to support and contrast with all the bright fruit.

RHUBARB FRANGIPANE TART

Generate excitement from the whole table by presenting this impressive rhubarb frangipane tart at the end of the meal. Its creamy almond filling is fragrant and complex, and we love the idea of using in-season rhubarb for something other than a pie. The good news for you is that, with only 10 ingredients, it's actually an easy-to-achieve dessert that looks like the work of a masterful pastry chef.

BUTTER'S CARROT CAKE

Filled with seasonal flavour this mouth-watering carrot cake recipe from Rosie Daykin, owner of Vancouver's Butter Baked Goods bakery, will have your guests asking for seconds.

LEMON MERINGUE PIE

The flaky crust, mouth-watering lemon filling and sweet meringue topping all make up this delicious pie.

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE

This cake honours the age-old confectionery companionship— chocolate and vanilla — with thick layers of decadent chocolate cake and fluffy vanilla buttercream icing.

RASPBERRY AND MEYER LEMON CREAM TART

If your idea of the perfect dessert is an old-fashioned freshly-baked fruit pie cooling on the windowsill, its fragrant aroma drifting on the warm breeze, this free-form modern version, with its berries and smooth lemony cream, could be your new favourite. 

NIGELLA LAWSON'S CHERRY CHEESECAKE

Nigella Lawson's unbaked cherry cheesecake is easy to make and delicious to taste.

OLD-TIME BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Gather around the dinner table with this recipe for old-time blackberry cobbler.

FRESH COCONUT LAYER CAKE

This light, heavenly coconut cake makes the perfect sweet treat to end any meal.