Baffled

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So, I've been tapped to make dessert for Easter dinner with friends this year. I can't imagine dessert will be all that big a deal after 7 metric tons of Cadbury eggs, peanut butter eggs, Whopper eggs, etc. etc., but I'm committed to doing it

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[ardentdelirium]

we don't usually have a traditional dessert but when we do easter with the extended family, we usually get something from the (former) family bakery in Baltimore (The Fenwick Bakery, if you're looking to try some goodies. They make lots of yummy stuff) For easter they usually make coconut covered lamb-shaped cakes (I despise these, because they look so pretty but I hate coconut) and these little egg shaped poundcakes. they're bigger than hens eggs but basically shaped the same (rather then being flat on top, like some egg cakes) and covered with chocolate icing, with decorations piped on top (its been ages since I've had them, but I think flowers tended to be the most common decoration)

when we do easter at home, most years, we just snack on some bunny ears or have ice cream.

williams sonoma has a bunny-cake 3-d mold, but I'd definitely use toothpicks as well as frosting to hold it together because instead of being top and bottom like the pumpkin mold, its front and back.

betty crocker suggests an easter basket cake

here's a list of easter desserts from about.com

and here is a recipe for Italian Easter Pie, which I have never had and cannot vouch for. I doubt my dad's side of the family ever ate this because seeing emeril make it was the first time I'd heard of it