Easy and Beautiful Desserts for Spring Celebrations

Spring is in the air, and it’s time to sweeten up your celebrations! This season, we’re all about desserts that are as beautiful as they are delicious. Imagine your table adorned with colorful treats that capture the essence of spring—vibrant hues, fresh flavors and playful designs that’ll make everyone smile.

Our collection of spring desserts is perfect for any occasion, from Easter gatherings to casual get-togethers with friends. Best of all, you don’t need to be a pro to create them. With our easy-to-follow recipes, you’ll be serving up Instagram-worthy sweets in no time.

Learn how to create last-minute spring desserts with store-bought favorites.

1. Add a sprinkle of colorful, fruity cereal to ice cream.

2. Arrange fresh berries in a flower shape on top of a plain cheesecake.

3. Use a cookie cutter to cut spring shapes out of brownies or sheet cakes.

4. Mix lemon zest into whipped topping for a citrusy garnish.

Golden Egg

Include a special “golden egg” with a grand prize inside.

Bright and Bold

Use bright plastic eggs for little kids, and hide them where they’re easy to spot.

Camouflage Challenge

For older kids, use more muted colors and hide eggs in trickier locations.

Glow in the Dark

Hunting in the evening? Consider hiding goodies in glow-in-the-dark eggs.

Scavenger Style

Turn it into a scavenger hunt with clues leading to each egg.

Puzzle Prize

Fill eggs with puzzle or picture pieces that can be pieced together to lead to a big prize.

Adult Treat

For a grown-up-only egg hunt, fill plastic eggs with a mix of candy or even mini liquor bottles along with mocktail and cocktail recipes.

Egg Count

Be sure to count the eggs before you hide them so none go missing!

Transform a simple boxed cake mix and premade icing into a layered masterpiece. These shortcut ingredients help deliver impressive results with minimal effort.

1. Prepare batter for a boxed white cake mix according to package directions.

2. Divide the batter evenly into 4 separate bowls. (The individual layers will be very thin.)

3. Add food coloring to each bowl of batter to create lavender, blue, yellow and pink.

4. Bake each color in its own 8-inch round pan, and allow cakes to cool completely.

5. Stack the layers, adding premade white icing between each one.

6. Cover the entire cake with a layer of white icing.

7. Crown the cake with toasted coconut, candy eggs, chocolate bunnies or whatever makes you smile.

8. Cut into your colorful creation, and enjoy the “oohs” and “aahs”!