10 Decadent Cakes for Easter

This towering dessert is made up of layers of super-moist, almost puddinglike coconut cake spread with tangy passion fruit curd, then topped with whipped cream and crispy flakes of toasted coconut. The recipe is from Cynthia Wong, pastry chef in Decatur, Georgia. The cake may look intimidating, but it's easy to make: "Just pop the layers out of the baking pans and slap them together," Wong says.

Fresh goat cheese pairs perfectly with cooked rhubarb for these luscious cheesecakes.

This killer cheesecake has an ethereally light, creamy texture and fantastic crunchy crust made from honey graham crackers and amaretti cookies.

How do you upgrade the classic carrot cake? Add chocolate.

Beet puree gives this gorgeous cake its deep red coloring and also helps keep the cake layers nicely moist.

This over-the-top dessert features layers of dark chocolate and white chocolate ganache.

Swirls of Nutella make this pound cake extra rich.

This sophisticated dessert is flavored with Armagnac and maple syrup.

This incredible caramel cake is even better the day after it's made.

Nut-flavored liqueur such as Frangelico adds delicious flavor to this stellar dessert.