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Hop to It! 7 Recipes to Jumpstart Your Easter Baking

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Ahh, springtime … the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and we are baking! Spring brings a whole new season of delicious, fresh produce, including carrots, strawberries, and cherries. And as always, our favorite way to get our fruits and vegetables is baked into cakes, cupcakes, and pies!

There's no better spring baking event than Easter. It's the perfect time to share the fruits of the season (and your labor) with your friends and family. Here are our favorite things to make for Easter. These recipes feature delicious seasonal flavors and will look elegant on your Easter table — bunny molds not required (but we understand if you just can't resist 🐰).

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Chocolate Jelly Roll Sponge Cake

Get the ball rolling on your Easter baking with this Chocolate Jelly Roll Sponge Cake. You'll bake this cake on a half sheet pan. Then, when it's still hot from the oven, you'll roll it into a tight spiral. The key to this cake is the deliciously moist sponge. That combined with rolling it while it's warm will keep the cake from cracking, so you can keep rolling.

Once you've got your spiral, let the cake cool completely. Then, unroll it, and fill it with your favorite jam and buttercream. Roll it back up and decorate it in Easter style. You can simply dust it with icing sugar or pipe buttercream decorations on top.

Strawberry Buttercream

Take advantage of all the fresh strawberries in stores, and whip up a strawberry buttercream. Pair it with some strawberry jam, and it'll be the perfect thing to fill your chocolate jelly roll cake. Or use this recipe to top your favorite cake or cupcakes — strawberries make a sweet addition to chocolate and vanilla cake recipes. Plus, the natural pink color of this icing is a pretty pastel, perfect for spring.

Carrot Cake

If you want to make the Easter bunny happy, try this carrot cake recipe. Even though you can find carrots in the store year round, this veggie actually comes ripe in spring, and the freshly harvested vegetables will be extra sweet.

Our recipe balances that natural sweetness with a bit of acidity from a whole puréed orange. Top it with a tangy cream cheese frosting, and you'll have a dessert no bunny can resist.

Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes

Celebrate the warmer weather with this ice-cream-inspired dessert. These Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes are based on a crowd pleasing classic and filled with flavors everyone loves. The recipe features chocolate cake, topped with fluffy Italian meringue buttercream, and decorated with chocolate sauce, sprinkles, and a cherry on top!

Pound Cake

This simple pound cake recipe is buttery delicious, and it's so easy to make you probably have all the ingredients in your cupboard (butter ✅ flour ✅ sugar ✅ eggs ✅). It's the perfect cake to showcase seasonal fruits. Top it with strawberries, mango, pineapple, or apricot. Then, cover it in whipped cream, and dig in!

Strawberry Tart

If you found strawberries on sale and bought them by the bucket load, a strawberry tart is the perfect way to use them. We love the strawberry tart recipe from "Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking" by Caroline Bretherton. This book contains so many yummy recipes that we had to feature it as part of our monthly Bakebook Club.

Her strawberry tart is the perfect sweet-and-tangy flavor combo. Plus, with her techniques, you can get a crisp, flaky crust and ensure that your pie doesn't come out soggy from the fruit juices.

Buttercream Flowers

Flowers are popping up everywhere this time of year, including on our baked goods. With the right technique and piping tip, you can create flowers as realistic as a fresh spring bouquet. Learn to make roses, chrysanthemums, hydrangeas, and more with a cake decorating class. After a class with one of our expert bakers, everything will be coming up roses. 🌹

🌼🐰 HOPPY BAKING! 🐰🌼

From the piped flowers on top to the floury creations underneath, Easter brings lots of opportunities for baking. We love to celebrate the season with pretty pastel buttercreams and fruit-filled tarts. But, every bunny is unique. Whatever your Easter baking style, you'll find plenty of inspo at How To Cake It.