With themes of rebirth and starting anew – Spring and Easter are perfectly interlinked. With its origins in Christianity, summing up the sacrifice, death and rebirth of Jesus Christ, Easter has arguably grown beyond the church and is now a significant time for reflection and celebration. Being a public holiday, it sees families and friends gather together, spending time with one another, even hosting parties for children as they go on Easter egg hunts and eat Easter cakes. The season even has its own counterpoint to Christmas’ Santa Claus, in the shape of the Easter Bunny!

Inside The Warren: The Truth Behind The Easter Bunny.

You can be forgiven for thinking that Easter Bunnies have been a relatively modern, commercial invention – in fact, they actually have quite a long history in folklaw! For ancient people, Spring was a time when the winter went away and thanks to the warmth, animals started to roam the landscape and people started to plant and create food again. Spring was a literal lifeline for them and it coming around again, as soon as possible during a bleak Winter, was the most important aspect of their lives. This perhaps explains why they started to pray to this mysterious season, eventually creating the gods and goddesses that were seemingly protecting their lives by providing a season in which they could grow food and keep livestock.

Another sign that was worshipped thanks to Spring, was that of hares. Due to their reproduction cycle during the season, hares (and rabbits) were seen as signs of fertility and this was taken on by Christianity, with religious iconography relating to ‘The Three Hares’ (perhaps also being a reference to the Holy Trinity) being widespread around the world.

First recorded in 15^th Century Germany, Protestants took the hare iconography one step further by having this ancient sign (that was at this point in history, entrenched in Christianity) play the role of a judge, in order to decide which of the young parishioners deserved a reward for their behaviour. From reading that, you can see the correlation that an ‘Easter Hare’ has with Father Christmas!

Since its inception, the role of the Easter Hare changed and he was said to hide eggs for children to find, giving birth to the now-common ‘Easter Egg hunts’ we see nowadays! Today of course, the Easter Hare has been replaced by The Easter Bunny (perhaps because Bunnies are more widespread) and are a significant sign of the season, present as they are on Easter eggs and cakes.

Eggs-ellent Easter Cakes From The Brilliant Bakers!

If you’re hosting any get-togethers or parties this Easter, why not consider giving out a wonderfully tasty cake that sums up the season? Here at The Brilliant Bakers. we’re delighted to be able to bring you a selection of Easter cakes designed for people of all ages. With a varying amount of flavours available, including red velvet cream cheese, chocolate fudge, vanilla sponge, as well as gluten-free options, we will have something for everyone! Baked only when ordered, our fresh cakes are all designed and created in-house, which ensures that we are able to bestow all of our creative prowess upon them, in order to give our customers the best-looking, as well as most tasty, cakes around.

All cakes that we create will be placed inside secure, recyclable packaging that will ensure that every order we create will arrive at their delivery address looking and tasting, brilliant.

Containing varying depictions of Easter bunnies and chicks. Our range includes:

• Cupcakes – Easy and quick to handle and eat, cupcakes in general are a great way to spread some joy at any gathering you may be hosting! The added benefit is that they are able to be themed around anything you like – our Easter cupcakes are available in a box of 12 and contain designs that feature an Easter bunny and chick, as well as ‘Happy Easter’ text.
  

• Party Cakes – If you are hosting a party, then a cake is a must! Our Easter party cakes are available in two different sizes; 8 or 10 inches (serving 20 or 45 people) as well as two different icing designs that either see a greedy bunny, tired out after one-too-many eggs or two gorgeous-tasting chocolate bunnies going for a egg hunt, on top of their cake!
  

• Gift Cakes – Thinking of giving an Easter cake as a gift? Then our gift cakes will be perfect! Depicting a rather cute spring Bunny, our gift cakes are presented in a wonderful box, whose colour scheme matches that of the cake’s icing! Able to serve up to six people, this type of cake will be simply perfect for any after-dinner treat for someone at any party that they may be hosting!

Please browse our range of Easter cakes for more information. On each product page, you will be able to select different options from each drop-down menu, in regards to the size and flavour of the cakes, as well as to add extra elements, such as candles, sparkles and a custom inscription.

Tasty Easter Bunny Cakes From The Brilliant Bakers.

Please note that we will require at least 2 working days notice in order to ensure the delivery of Easter cakes. We deliver Monday-Friday – if any order is intended for a weekend, it will easily keep fresh if delivered to your address a day or two prior. We always recommend that if you’re hosting a party or any other special event of which the cake is the centrepiece, that you choose a delivery date that is at least one day ahead of your event. Please click here for further information on our delivery service.

If you have any queries about our Easter cakes, or on any aspect of our service, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us today. You can give us a call on 0208 778 2340, fill out our contact form to send us an e-mail or if you’re on social media, visit us on Facebook and Twitter.