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24+ Best Easter Dessert Recipes

March 19, 2026 · In: Featured, Seasonal, Spring

If you’re looking for Easter dessert recipes to end your meal on a sweet note, I’ve got you covered! From classics like carrot cake and coconut cake to irresistible lemon blueberry cupcakes, easy no-bake desserts, sheet pan frosted sugar cookies, and plenty of Spring flavors. There’s something for everyone here!

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Easter Cakes

carrot cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

When I think of Easter, I think of carrot cake! This is my all-time favorite carrot cake recipe for many reasons: it’s extra moist, has the most incredible spice flavor, is so easy to throw together, and is downright irresistible with cream cheese frosting.

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carrot cake with brown butter cream cheese frosting

Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

My favorite carrot cake recipe, taken to the NEXT LEVEL with brown butter cream cheese frosting. The rich nutty caramel notes in the frosting enhance all the warm spices in the cake, and the tang of the cream cheese balances everything beautifully.

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hummingbird cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

Hummingbird Cake

Layers of incredibly moist, perfectly spiced hummingbird cake flavored with ripe banana, crushed pineapple, and toasted pecans, then filled and frosted with tangy cream cheese buttercream. A classic!

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cadbury mini egg cake by sugar and sparrow

Cadbury Mini Egg Cake

Moist and decadent chocolate cake with Cadbury Mini Egg ganache filling, topped with pastel vanilla buttercream to make it a showstopper inside and out.

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fluffy moist coconut cake recipe

Coconut Layer Cake

Layers of fluffy, moist coconut cake with decadent coconut cream cheese buttercream, topped with shredded coconut to make it classic. It’s what coconut cake dreams are made of!

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lemon blueberry layer cake with cream cheese frosting

Lemon Blueberry Cake

Layers of soft and zesty lemon cake with fresh blueberries suspended in every slice, filled and frosted with irresistible lemon cream cheese buttercream. The perfect Spring flavors!

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lemon sheet cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

Lemon Sheet Cake

My favorite extra moist and fluffy lemon cake baked in a 9×13 pan, topped with lemon buttercream and perfect for feeding a crowd!

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carrot cake recipe small batch

Small Batch Carrot Cake

For a mini Easter celebration! This small batch version of my favorite carrot cake recipe serves 2-4 people and can be baked as a mini layer cake or a single layer 6-inch cake.

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strawberry cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

Strawberry Layer Cake

The most deliciously moist and fluffy strawberry cake layers and strawberry buttercream. The cake is made with fresh strawberries, the frosting can either be made with freeze-dried OR fresh strawberries!

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strawberry sheet cake recipe

Strawberry Sheet Cake

The sheet cake version of my favorite strawberry layer cake recipe that’s extra soft, moist, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor. The perfect Spring or Summer cake to please a crowd!

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lemon raspberry layer cake with raspberry filling and lemon raspberry frosting

Lemon Raspberry Layer Cake

Layers of soft, zesty lemon cake with raspberries in every slice, fresh raspberry filling, and lemon raspberry buttercream. The ultimate lemon raspberry cake!

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berry chantilly cake recipe inspired by whole foods

Berry Chantilly Cake

Inspired by the iconic Whole Foods bakery dessert, this cake features layers of fluffy white cake, Chantilly cream frosting, and fresh berries throughout. Always a crowd pleaser!

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berry chantilly cake recipe sheet cake

Berry Chantilly Sheet Cake

The sheet cake version of the iconic Whole Foods bakery dessert, designed to feed a crowd! Soft and moist white cake with jam, fresh berries, and Chantilly cream frosting.

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lemon layer cake with lemon buttercream by sugar and sparrow

Lemon Layer Cake

My favorite extra soft and moist lemon layer cake recipe, filled and frosted with zesty lemon buttercream for the ultimate lemon layer cake!

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lemon layer cake recipe with blueberry buttercream

Lemon Cake with Blueberry Buttercream

Layers of moist, fluffy lemon cake with amazing zesty citrus flavor, topped with refreshing blueberry buttercream (made with freeze-dried blueberries)!

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pistachio cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

Pistachio Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Deliciously moist and flavorful pistachio cake layers, filled and frosted with tangy cream cheese buttercream to make each slice extra irresistible.

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Pistachio cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

Raspberry Pistachio Cake with Mascarpone Frosting

My favorite pistachio layer cake paired beautifully with raspberry buttercream filling and mascarpone buttercream frosting. Elevated pistachio cake!

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lemon lavender cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

Lemon Lavender Cake

Layers of zesty lemon cake paired beautifully with lavender infused buttercream. Perfectly refreshing, deliciously earthy, and delightfully aromatic.

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Easter Cupcakes

lemon blueberry cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting on a cupcake stand

Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes

Super soft and moist and lemon cupcakes with the perfect zesty flavor and blueberries in every bite, topped with irresistible lemon cream cheese frosting.

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coconut cupcakes recipe by sugar and sparrow

Coconut Cupcakes

Soft and moist, perfectly flavored coconut cupcakes topped with silky smooth coconut buttercream and shredded coconut.

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black velvet cupcakes with oreo buttercream

Oreo Cupcakes

Because Oreo is always a good idea! Amazingly moist black velvet cupcakes (made with black cocoa powder just like the shell of an Oreo cookie!), topped with a swirl of cookies and cream buttercream.

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Easter No-Bake Desserts

easy Cadbury Mini Egg Cheesecake recipe

No-Bake Cadbury Mini Egg Cheesecake

Rich and velvety no-bake cheesecake speckled with crushed Cadbury Mini Eggs on a delicious graham cracker crust. Top it with chocolate ganache and chocolate whipped cream “nests” to make it extra festive.

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no bake cheesecake recipe by sugar and sparrow

The Perfect No-Bake Cheesecake

The easiest cheesecake ever with a rich, velvety texture the perfect tangy flavor, and sets up beautifully in the refrigerator. Set on a buttery graham cracker crust and is the ideal make-ahead dessert!

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4th of july desserts no bake

No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake

The dreamiest cookies and cream cheesecake made without any baking! Rich and creamy French Vanilla filling studded with Oreo cookies on a delicious Oreo crust.

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Easter Cookies & Bars

sheet pan sugar cookie bars

Sheet Pan Frosted Sugar Cookies

Buttery soft sugar cookie bars baked in a 13×18 pan, frosted with vanilla buttercream and topped with rainbow sprinkles. Perfect for a big gathering!

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fruit pizza with berries recipe

Fruit Pizza with Fresh Berries

Fruit pizza is ALWAYS a crowd favorite and incredibly easy to make with homemade sugar cookie dough (no chilling necessary!), cream cheese frosting that’s the perfect amount of sweet, and fresh berries.

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I hope you’ve been inspired to make one (or more!) of these desserts for your Easter gathering! Let me know what you make in the comments and feel free to share on Instagram. Be sure to tag @sugarandsparrowco if you post a photo – I love to see what you bake!

By: Whitney · In: Featured, Seasonal, Spring · Tagged: Easter, easter dessert

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These are 10 of the Halloween cake and cupcake rec These are 10 of the Halloween cake and cupcake recipes I’d make for a spooky party! 👻

Comment “HALLOWEEN” and I’ll send all of these recipes and cake decorating tutorials + even more from my Halloween baking archives – spooky classics like my dye-free black velvet cake and pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting, plus Halloween party cake tutorials and easy Halloween cupcake designs. 

https://sugarandsparrow.com/halloween-cakes-cupcakes-treats/

#halloweencake #halloweencupcakes #cakedecorating #halloweenbaking #halloweenpartyideas
DYE-FREE BLACK VELVET SHEET CAKE 🖤👀 if you’re look DYE-FREE BLACK VELVET SHEET CAKE 🖤👀 if you’re looking for a black cake that won’t stain your teeth, look no further! This sheet cake version of my favorite black velvet cake recipe uses black cocoa powder to create the dark black color for this whole cake without ANY food coloring, and it tastes just like Oreo cookies (but in deliciously moist cake form). Top that black buttercream with googly eyes for the perfect easy Halloween cake 👻

Comment RECIPE and I’ll send it to you or find it linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/black-velvet-sheet-cake/

You can also use the same ingredients and amounts for my black velvet layer cake recipe from a few Reels back! Just lower the oven temp to 325F and bake in a 9x13 pan for 30-35 min 🖤

#blackbuttercream #blackcake #blackvelvetcake #halloweencake #sheetcake
SNICKERS CAKE 🤎🥜 this truly tastes like a sweet an SNICKERS CAKE 🤎🥜 this truly tastes like a sweet and salty Snickers bar, but in cake form: decadent chocolate cake layers filled with soft chocolate peanut butter nougat and thick, gooey peanut caramel, all wrapped up in chocolate buttercream. Make this for the Snickers lover in your life!! 
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Comment ‘RECIPE’ and I’ll send it right to you, or find it linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/snickers-cake-recipe/ 
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#snickerscake #chocolatecake #caramel #birthdaycake #cakedecorating
BLACK VELVET CAKE 🖤 can you believe that this deli BLACK VELVET CAKE 🖤 can you believe that this deliciously moist all-black cake is made with ZERO FOOD COLORING?! The magic of black cocoa powder creates the perfect black cake + dye-free black buttercream for the ultimate Halloween party cake that won’t turn anyone’s mouth black 👻 plus it tastes like Oreo cookies so I’m obsessed!!

Full recipe (with black buttercream + my fave black cocoa powder) linked in my bio or at https://sugarandsparrow.com/black-velvet-cake-recipe/
 
You’ll also find recipes for a cupcake version, a vegan version, and a small batch version if you search “black velvet” at https://sugarandsparrow.com 
 
BLACK VELVET CAKE  
2 Cups (265g) all purpose flour 
1 2/3 Cups (340g) granulated sugar 
2/3 Cup (80g) black cocoa powder 
2 tsp baking soda 
1 tsp baking powder 
1/2 tsp salt 
1/2 Cup (120ml) vegetable oil 
2 large eggs, room temperature 
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract 
1 Cup (240ml) full-fat buttermilk, room temp
1 Cup (240ml) hot coffee or hot water 
 
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease and line three 6-inch or two 8-inch cake pans. 
2. In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients. Add the vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk and whisk together. Slowly pour in the hot coffee (or hot water) and whisk until combined. 
3. Pour into prepared cake pans and bake for 32-36 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool before frosting with black buttercream. Full recipe (with frosting!) linked in my bio✨⁣⁣⁣ 
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*If you can’t find buttermilk, mix together 1 Cup (240ml) whole milk + 1 Tbsp white vinegar as a substitute. ⁣ 
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SALTED CARAMEL APPLE CAKE 🍏🍯 layers of deliciously SALTED CARAMEL APPLE CAKE 🍏🍯 layers of deliciously moist apple spice cake and salted caramel buttercream drizzled with homemade salted caramel sauce (which is also used to drip the cake and coat the apple on top). Such a classic Fall cake that is so fun to decorate with that dripping caramel apple! 

Comment RECIPE to get the full recipe + decorating tutorial sent to you! Or find it at https://sugarandsparrow.com/caramel-apple-cake-recipe/ 

Here’s what readers have said about this cake:

“This cake is one of the most delicious cakes I have ever had in my life! My husband also said he wants this for his birthday from now on! Fantastic recipe!” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I just baked this cake with intentions to sell by the slice but once I posted it someone wanted to buy the whole thing… RIGHT NOW!!! Thanks for the recipe.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I just made this cake for Thanksgiving and it was a hit! The salted caramel buttercream perfectly offset the spiciness of the apple cake. If you’re looking for a cake that celebrates fall flavors, I highly recommend it.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I made this for Thanksgiving and wow! Everyone wants me to make it at Christmas too! Even my husband, who doesn’t usually like sweets had two pieces and said I nailed it. It was a big hit with my family.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
 
#saltedcaramel #applecake #caramelcake #cakedecorating #fallbaking

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