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15 Beautiful Easter Dessert Recipes For Spring

March 20, 2024April 2, 2024 Zoë François 3 Comments

Easter Desserts add a little color and brightness to early spring. This list of my favorite Easter recipes includes beautiful show-stopping cakes, fun cupcakes and plenty of color.

Layer cake with buttercream roses | Easter Desserts

Especially here in Minnesota, Easter is one of those first milestones of spring. By this time of year we are getting some warmer weather, and that makes it a great time to make colorful and floral desserts. Below is a list of some of my favorite Easter desserts that you can make for the holiday, or on any of those nice spring days.

Looking for more spring dessert ideas?

Try my favorite lemon recipes
Or check out more bright and tasty spring desserts
Plus, it’s a holiday, so you could brush up on your pie making

15 Valentine’s Day Desserts Full Of Love

February 4, 2024February 5, 2024 Zoë François 2 Comments

Cinnamon Rolls Baked in a Heart-Shaped Pan | Valentine's Day Desserts

If you ask me, Valentine’s Day is best celebrated from morning to night with desserts. You can surprise your sweetheart, friends or family with sweet treats throughout the day, and share in whatever brings you joy on what can be a silly holiday. From breakfast sweets to decadent and beautiful cakes I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite Valentine’s Day dessert recipes.

Looking for some more dessert ideas? Here are a few more that are perfect for Valentine’s Day:

Serve pops of red with my strawberry desserts and cherry desserts.
Show your love with these decadent chocolate desserts.
Make a mini treat for little gifts or Valentine’s Day parties.

17 Chocolate Desserts To Eat All Year

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Zoë François 2 Comments

Hot Chocolate Cake | ZoeBakes by Zoë François

Chocolate is romantic, dramatic, purported to have healing properties, and is absolutely delicious. The wonderful flavor is representative of devotion and love. Chocolate can come in so many forms that even those who don’t consider themselves chocolate fanatics almost always find a chocolate treat to love. Below you will find a primer on all things chocolate, so you can learn all the tips and tricks for baking with chocolate. When I set out to write Zoë Bakes Cakes the very first cake I put in its pages was my Devil’s food recipe, which is deep, dark, and full of cocoa. You’ll find cakes, pies, tarts, and many other chocolate desserts in this post.

Below is a chocolate overview, answers to frequently asked questions, and 17 favorite chocolate recipes!

9 Healthy(ish) Desserts For The New Year and Beyond

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 Zoë François 3 Comments

A crate of apples, ready to be added to healthy desserts!

Let’s face it, I didn’t start baking to focus on health foods. I love the richness, sweetness and decadence of a balanced dessert recipe. If you are on a search for some better-for-you recipes, these healthy desserts (featuring lots of fruit!) will do the trick.

10 Most Popular Recipes of 2023

December 28, 2023January 10, 2024 Zoë François 2 Comments

No-knead Homemade bread using the Bread in Five Method

Happy New Year! We all say it every year—the days flew by! My 2023 was packed with more amazing experiences, recipes and fun. Season 3 of Zoë Bakes hit the air. My newsletter featuring recipes, Q&As, and so much more continued to grow. And, of course, I got to share all kinds of recipes and fun with family, friends, colleagues and all of you! To wrap up the year, I put together a list of my 10 most popular recipes of 2023. As always, it’s an eclectic and fun list featuring all kinds of flavors and treats. If you’ve tried any of these recipes, would you be so kind as to leave a rating/review? It helps other people find them more easily. Cheers to a new year!

10 Tasty Mini Treats For Gifting and Gatherings

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Zoë François Leave a comment

Desserts are my favorite party favors! Tasty minis that friends and family can bring home after a party are a joy to make and even better to gift. Or, you can make a plethora of treats to stuff in stockings on Christmas morning. There are so many ways to use fun little treats, and this list of 10 are some of my favorites in times that call for mini versions of favorite sweets!

Looking for more tasty bite-sized ideas? Check out my cookie guide, including 22 recipes or my fun cupcake recipes!