Best Easter cake decorations and ideas
In need of some baking inspiration? Go the extra mile with our Easter cake decoration ideas and favourite products to buy, like festive cake toppers.
Celebrate the season and give your Easter cake an extra-festive touch this year. Whip up a batch of easy cupcakes or a stunning Easter cake, and decorate with our favourite cake toppers and homemade ideas.
See our DIY decorating ideas made using edible ingredients such as mini eggs, chocolate nests and more. Plus, discover our easy recipes for an impressive cupcake wreath, carrot-patch-inspired cake or adorable bunny cake.
Try adding a special reusable cake topper that you can decorate bakes with year after year. We've picked out the best toppers and other cake accessories to bring your Easter cake to the next level, featuring sweet woodland animals, Easter bunnies and more springtime motifs.
For more baking inspiration, see our best ever Easter cookies, Easter cakes for kids and our Easter brownie ideas.
Easter cake decorations
The Gifting Knot bunny ears Easter cake topper, £16.50
Keep your cake minimal, then add these large bunny ears for an effective Easter design. They're handmade with food-safe acrylic, meaning you can use them year after year – a great way to start new holiday traditions. Choose between a white and pastel pink design, or a grey and bubblegum pink option.
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Ella James bunny floral cupcake toppers, £4.50
These adorable bunny decorations are perfect for cupcakes or adding an extra-special touch to a large cake. These cake toppers come in a pack of 12 and feature two beautiful designs: illustrated bunnies and small floral arrangements. We love the watercolour effect and the soft pastels, which really capture the Easter season.
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Meri Meri flower bouquet cake topper, £9
Celebrate spring with gorgeous bouquet of flowers on top of your Easter cake. This stunning cake topper features 15 paper flowers arranged on two bamboo skewers, creating a roughly 15cm-wide decoration. It's a simple way to take your cake to the next level – just insert the topper for a showstopping result. As it's not as Easter-focused as the others on our list, this one can be reused for birthdays, weddings and more.
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Easter egg cupcake toppers, £6.99
This set of 24 glittery cupcake toppers is more than enough for a large batch of cupcakes or one large cake. The sweet bunny designs come is a variety of shapes, and also included are pastel pink Easter eggs with polka dots and stripes. Add an extra touch of sparkle with these glam toppers.
Postbox Party Easter pom pom cake decorations, £6.75
We love these adorable pom pom cake decorations from Postbox Party. They include white rabbits complete with ears and bow ties, and yellow chicks decorated with beaks and wings. They'd work well on all kinds of treats, not just cakes. We also love the look of their sweet Easter crackers in the shape of bunnies. Who says crackers are just for Christmas?
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Happy Easter cake topper, £5.99
This gorgeous cake topper will turn any bake into an instant showstopper. We love the bunny ears on the lettering, adding an extra touch of festive magic. This cheerful design is sure to wow the whole family this Easter Sunday.
Edible cake decorations
Hotel Chocolat chocolate pen pals, £10
Try decorating your cake with festive chocolate shapes for a result that looks and tastes great. We love these adorable figures from Hotel Chocolat, featuring a spring hen, Easter bunny and woolly sheep. Made with white, caramel and 40% milk chocolate, there's something here for everyone.
Available from Hotel Chocolat (£10)
Divine speckled chocolate mini eggs, £4.75
You can't go wrong when decorating with some classic chocolate mini eggs. We love these speckled ones from Divine filled with high-quality, creamy milk chocolate. They would look great scattered across the top of a cake, or add one to a cupcake for a finishing touch.
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Betty's milk and white chocolate speckled rabbits, £8
Celebrate Easter in style with these beautiful Easter bunnies. These speckled bunnies are made of creamy milk and white Swiss grand cru chocolate. They're hand-decorated with dark chocolate eyes, resulting in a striking finish.
Easter cake decoration ideas
Easter nest cake
Our showstopping Easter nest cake is filled to the brim with chocolate mini eggs. Bake a layered chocolate cake, then make a giant nest out of marshmallows, pretzels, shredded wheat and chocolate. Fill the well of the nest with as many Easter eggs as it will hold.
Duck egg sponge cake
This pastel blue sponge cake looks gorgeous on any Easter dinner table. Make a pastel blue buttercream with a drop of food colouring, then gently dust with cocoa powder for a more rustic look. Top with speckled mini eggs in an assortment of sizes.
Carrot patch cake
Capture the spirit of spring with this adorable carrot patch cake. Bake a simple carrot loaf cake spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon and filled with grated carrots and sultanas, then top with a generous layer of rich soft cheese frosting. Make some carrots out of fondant icing or marzipan to decorate, and sprinkle with sliced pistachios.
Pull-apart mini cupcake Easter wreath
Instead of one large cake, try making a a batch of mini cupcakes and arranging them in a pull-apart wreath shape. Decorate your mini cupcakes with three kinds of icing – caramel, malted and milk chocolate – to create an ombré effect. Top with chocolate decorations to finish.
For more decoration ideas, see our ultimate Easter cake collection.
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