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Springtime Cakes & Sweets for Easter Brunch or Anytime!

By Nancy Mock April 9, 2017 Updated April 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

For your Easter brunch, party or any springtime celebration: a collection of desserts and sweets that everyone will love.

15 Springtime Cakes & Sweets: for Easter Brunch or Anytime! Find cakes, desserts and other sweet treats to make for your next springtime gathering.

"Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie." -George Herbert

The sun is shining and I feel confident saying that sweet spring is finally here! After months of hibernation it's time to crawl out of our caves, throw open the windows and eagerly anticipate getting outside, meeting friends, gathering to celebrate things like Easter, showers, spring birthdays, friends and family!

For your next gathering, holiday or celebration here are 15 Springtime Cakes & Sweets that will glow on your dessert table, and make your hungry fans giddy with springtime sweets fever!

I had the opportunity to share some of these sweets on The Morning Brew Show on Fox Local 22/44 with Amanda Thibault. Click below to see our show!

15 Springtime Cakes & Sweets: for Easter Brunch or Anytime! Find cakes, desserts and other sweet treats to make for your next springtime gathering.

Check out the gallery below for these recipes! And Happy Spring Everyone!

Easter Surprise Cupcakes

Soft cupcakes with a playful scene of bunnies in the grass on top. And a sweet surprise in the middle!

Soft cupcakes with a playful scene of bunnies in the grass on top. And a sweet surprise in the middle!

Lemon Cream Puffs

Light and airy pastry with a touch of lemon flavor and a bright cream filling: Lemon Cream Puffs are a lovely, sunshiney treat!

Cream puffs with yellow lemon filling on a white plate.

Spring Chicks Cake with Lemon & Coconut

A beautiful cake with spring-like flavors of lemon and coconut. And a flock of cute little buttercream chicks on top, too!

Think Spring and eat it too! This cake is full of bright lemon flavor, buttercream, and happy spring chicks on coconut grass,

Mango Jam Orange Cupcakes

These cupcakes have a bright taste of mango paired with orange. Mango Jam Orange Cupcakes are easy to make and beautiful to look at.

White frosting with orange slice

Toffee & Chocolate Bark with Toasted Almonds

Toffee and chocolate coat buttery shortbread cookies to make this deliciously addictive candy.

Image of Trefoils Toffee & Chocolate Bark with Toasted Almonds

Lemon Ice Cream with Crushed Blueberries

One of my most favorite flavor combinations: lemon and vanilla! They make a cool and refreshing ice cream and it's beautiful when paired with summer blueberries.

Bright lemon flavor tamed a bit by sweetness. It is rich and thick, comforting, like a big, dairy hug.

Cherry Trifle In A Jar

The featured flavors in this Cherry Trifle In A Jar are juicy nectarines, tender shortcake, and, of course, fresh cherries. It's an easy mason jar dessert.

Three glass jars holding layered fruit and cream

Strawberry Cream Cheese Icebox Cake

This creamy, no-bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Icebox Cake is a welcome dessert for hot and humid days when it's best to leave the oven off.

Peanut Butter Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate Bottoms

Sweet and coconutty macaroons are even more sublime with peanut butter - and a chocolate dipped bottom of course!

Coconut scattered over blue plate holding macaroons

Lime In The Coconut Icebox Cake

A cool, creamy make-ahead and no-bake dessert with the flavors of fresh lime, coconut and chocolate!

You put the lime in the coconut... and put them both in this sweet and creamy, no-bake icebox cake!

Lemon Strawberry Sandwich Cookies

The bright flavors in these Lemon Strawberry Sandwich Cookies are a taste of summer that is welcome anytime of the year!

Cookies filled with red jam and frosting

Homemade Mango Jam: Quick and Easy

This sweet, simple Homemade Mango Jam is a cinch to make, and requires just a few ingredients. It's delicious with cake, muffins, or on toast.

mason jar of mango jam

Summer Fruit Salad with Creamy Peach Dressing

Three kinds of fruit make up this easy Summer Fruit Salad, and it's extra delicious thanks to fresh mint and a creamy peach dressing.

Bowl of fresh fruit salad with mint and cream.

White Chocolate and Lime Icebox Cake

A cool and refreshing dessert for days when it's just too hot to bake! This icebox cake combines zesty Key lime filling with sweet white chocolate.

The super-sweet, soft white chocolate flavor with the tart and sweet lime is a winner for sure. And because they're chilled together in this no-bake dessert, it is cool and refreshing from start to finish!

Cinnamon Blueberry Icebox Pie

This a cool and creamy icebox pie with the flavor of cinnamon and summer blueberries. And the best thing about it is it's a no-bake treat perfect for warm-weather days!

Creamy icebox pie on white plate with cookies and blueberries around it.

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