Easter is right around the corner, and with that comes the Easter bunny! The first Easter bunny legend was documented in the 1500s, and was brought to the United States by German immigrants in the 1700s. Though the concept of the Easter bunny originated from Pagan roots, the Easter bunny has become incorporated into the celebration of Easter, and has become a staple in Easter dessert and housing decorations.

Here are five recipes to show your Easter bunny spirit tomorrow:

Coconut Bunny Cake

This recipe might be a little hard to make, but the time and effort will definitely be worth it. Who can resist a delicious coconut cake that looks just like a real bunny? For this recipe, you will need butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, milk, sweetened shredded coconut and cream cheese icing. For the cream cheese icing, you will need butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk.

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Peeps Pops

Peeps has become quite popular over the past few years, and is now often sold in the Easter treats aisle at supermarkets. Though these marshmallow treats taste great by themselves, they taste even better when covered in chocolate. For this recipe, you will need assorted sprinkles, melted chocolate of your choice, lollipop sticks and wax paper.

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Bunny Mousse Tarts

This recipe is extremely simple and doesn't take long to make. They look professionally made, even though every aspect of this dessert is store bought. For this recipe, you will need store bought shortbread tarts, vanilla mousse mix, milk and chocolate bunnies.

 

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Bunny Ears Mousse

This recipe is extremely easy to make and will definitely be a crowd pleaser. For this recipe, you will need mousse mix, whipped cream, angel hair pasta, mini marshmallows, Palmier cookies from Trader Joe's, colored icing (optional), jelly beans and sprinkles (optional).

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Bunny Butt Cookies

Who doesn't like a cute little bunny butt? This recipe takes longer to decorate than it does to prepare and bake. Be creative with your decorations, use different colors, try to make fur textures, do what you want; they are your cookies. For this recipe, you will need Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies, all-purpose flour, white whipped ready-to-spread frosting, pink gel food coloring, mini marshmallows and assorted size candy sprinkles.

Reach Associate Food Editor Janelle Cabuco here.