Baking

Let's celebrate with a bevy of breakfast breads, from cinnamon buns to a streusel-topped loaf swirled with butter and dark chocolate.

The name's a bit misleading: These casual, not-too-sweet cakes aren't coffee-flavoured, they're meant to be enjoyed with coffee instead.

Italian and Greek cuisines both feature a braided Easter bread dotted with colour-tinted hen's eggs. Although we love the classic recipe, we're partial to tucking candied eggs into these mini loaves just after baking for a hit of chocolate.

These mini-egg studded scones—a recipe from Hamilton, Ont.'s superb Cake and Loaf Bakery, which has now sadly closed—are almost cake-like in texture. If you'd rather make mini scones, reduce the baking time to 15 to 17 minutes.

These pretty spring shortbread—a recipe from Cake and Loaf Bakery in Hamilton, Ont.—stay delicious for weeks. (Just make sure to bake thoroughly so no moisture remains in the centre.)