The best sweet treats to indulge in this Easter

​​Butter reinterprets classic carrot cake and gives it a modern spin with their Lil’ Easter Cake ($500). This six-inch cake combines pineapple bits along with shredded coconut in its sponge, which is then sandwiched between layers of fluffy cream cheese frosting mix, and embellished with adorable carrot decorations.

Available for pre-order (minimum 48 hours in advance) from March 23, delivered between March 25 to April 1

Get in the festive spirit from now until Easter Monday by tearing into freshly baked hot cross buns ($28) from Bakehouse. Each of these buns are speckled with raisins and candied orange peels, as well as generously glazed with a spicy citrus syrup, which is sure to pack a flavourful punch.

Available for purchase from now until April 1 at all Bakehouse locations across Hong Kong

Relish the delicate flavours of spring with Regent Hong Kong’s Easter bunny cake ($638). Executive pastry chef Andy Yeung has artfully created an egg-shaped carrot cake, filled with cream cheese mousse and blood orange confit. To add a whimsical Easter touch, each delectable cake is finished with a bunny silhouette cutout and garnished with flowers, elevating the festive spirit of the season.

Available for purchase on Regent Hong Kong’s e-shop

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To celebrate Easter, Butterfly Patisserie at Rosewood Hong Kong has crafted a delectable range of artisan chocolates. Guests can savour the patisserie’s mixed chocolate praline bonbons ($138); puzzle cookies ($488), which come decorated like chicks and bunnies; egg-shaped cakes flavoured with hazelnut and speculoos (from $98 and up); as well as show-stopping handcrafted Easter eggs (from $788 and up), which come in flavours like pistachio, hazelnut, or pecan. Can’t commit to just one flavour? Butterfly Patisserie also offers an Easter egg trio ($538), consisting of three irresistible eggs flavoured with milk chocolate hazelnut with candied orange, dark chocolate pecan praline with candied lemon, and white chocolate praline with candied yuzu. 

Available for purchase on Butterfly Patisserie’s website

This spring, Lucullus is sure to put a smile on your face with their bunny-themed Easter creations. Crack open the Joyful Bunny chocolate gift box ($348) to find an adorable pink chocolate bunny filled with crispy dark chocolate coated rice and marshmallows, or purchase the Zippy Bunny chocolate egg set ($150) to nibble on assorted dark and milk mini chocolate eggs. Lucullus has also created a Bunny Wonderland macaron cookie gift box ($88) which includes five pieces of the brand’s best-selling macarons – all adorned with Easter-themed decorations.

Available for purchase on Lucullus’ website and all Lucullus locations across Hong Kong

This Easter, The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong presents a small selection of sweet treats for customers to purchase. For something unconventional, customers can delight in a coconut-, pineapple-, and lemongrass-infused mousse cake ($488), which can also be enjoyed in a mini size ($98). The hotel has also released a lineup of Easter eggs (each $698), which come in adorable and unique designs such as the Hong Kong Star Ferry.

Available for purchase on The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong’s e-shop

Island Shangri-La, Kowloon Shangri-La, and Kerry Hotel have each created a premium range of delightful sweets to celebrate Easter with. Customers can browse through the hotel group’s boutique to find an array of whimsical Easter eggs that come decorated as hot air balloons ($650) and adorable animals like lions and pandas ($600), as well as other chocolate creations sculpted to look like bunnies (from $288), roosters ($300), and more. Alternatively, the hotels have also whipped up cakes (from $40 and up), cookies (from $88 and up), and even hot cross buns ($30) for you and your family to enjoy. 

Available for purchase on Shangri-La Group’s e-boutique from now until April 1

Premium Italian chocolatier Venchi embraces spring with their expansive Easter collection. The sweet-toothed can indulge in gourmet Easter eggs (from $480) in creative flavours like stracciatella or pistachio. During the festive period, Venchi will also be offering milk and dark chocolates shaped like chicks and bunnies, tins and hampers of various sizes filled to the brim with assorted premium chocolates, as well as eggs packaged in mini cardboard cartons.

Available for purchase at Venchi stores across Hong Kong and online

Spoil yourself and loved ones with The Mandarin Cake Shop’s range of holiday treats during Easter. Executive pastry chef Paul Chan has whipped up three Easter chocolate eggs – a dark chocolate whimsical Easter garden egg, an Alice in Wonderland inspired bunny, and an Easter chick with a chocolate nut coating – along with festive sweets like chocolate bunny trios, almond praline and cocoa nibs topped with caramel eggs, and a selection of delectable cakes. What’s more, The Mandarin Cake Shop will also be churning out hot cross buns for guests who prefer traditional treats instead. 

Available for purchase at The Mandarin Cake shop’s store or on their e-shop

Need to pick up some chocolates ASAP during the festive holiday? Supermarket chain Market Place is rolling out an exclusive deal of up to 30 percent off on selected chocolates. Customers can pick up Easter sweet treats from widely popular brands such as KitKat’s Chunky egg ($69), Cadbury’s caramel egg ($89), as well as a Celebrations egg ($69) filled with assorted chocolates. If you can’t stomach the full-sized eggs, the supermarket chain also offers an array of chocolates like mini KitKats ($22.9), Cadbury Mini eggs ($15.9), or fun-sized M&M’s ($33.5).

Available for purchase on Market Place’s mobile app and Market Place locations across Hong Kong

From March 29 to April 1, all venues under Pirata Group will provide Easter-themed sweets as part of their regular brunch menus. Whether you choose to delight in a hazelnut chocolate mousse-filled egg at Tokyolima, or savour an egg filled with saffron and rasmalai mousse at Chaiwala, there’ll be plenty of exclusive creations to enjoy during the festive weekend.

Additionally, Pane e Latte, Calle Ocho, and Pici (Tseung Kwan O) will be offering time-limited picnic baskets ($498) for customers to purchase and enjoy nearby. Each of the venues will fill their baskets with finger foods such as freshly baked pastries from Pane e Latte, prawn croquettes and empanadas from Calle Ocho, and Italian sandwiches from Pici.

Available from March 29 to April 1, pre-order for Easter picnic baskets from Pirata’s website.

The Peninsula Boutique invites guests to delight in their Season of Blossoms Easter collection. Not only will guests be able to sink their teeth into a blissful bunny calamansi coconut cake ($538) (pre-orders from March 14, purchase in-store from March 21), but the boutique also offers a wide array of confectionaries like sablés, cookies, and chocolates too (from March 21).

Available for purchase on The Peninsula Boutique’s e-shop