Five of the Gold Coast’s craziest Easter desserts

A BATTLE is brewing on the Gold Coast as the city’s dessert bars and restaurant vie for the craziest Easter-themed dessert. Here are five of the best ...

A BATTLE is brewing on the Gold Coast this Easter as the city’s restaurants vie to create the craziest desserts.

From milkshakes served in Easter bunnies to custard-filled hot cross buns, chefs are pulling out all the stops.

Staff member Kira Siebuhr with a Caramello Surprise and an Egg Creme Cocktail , which is part of the new Easter desserts at Cowch, Pacific Fair.

Arif Memis of Cowch at Pacific Fair said the dessert bar’s bunny shake — a Cadbury Easter bunny filled with thickshake — was “selling like hot cakes”.

“There’s definitely a lot of friendly banter and friendly competition between restaurant owners over who’s going to create the most innovative dessert,” Mr Memis said

“Our bunny shake is such a crowd favourite, a lot of other places copied us when we released it last year so we’ve brought it back this year as ‘the original’ bunny shake.

A Caramello Surprise

“We’re selling about 50 a day and it’s only going to get busier as we get closer to the Easter weekend.

“We’ve totally cleaned out Big W’s Easter section.”

Mr Memis said the Easter menu also featured a crème egg cocktail and caramello surprise pancake stack.

“The chocolate pancakes are topped with salted caramel, mini marshmallows, pretzels and Tim Tams (for $23.50) and we also have a Creme Egg Cocktail ($18.95).”

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BAM BAM BAKEHOUSE: HOT CROSS BOMBS

Hot Cross Bombs at Bam Bam Bakehouse. Picture: Instagram/@bambam_bakehouse

Like hot cross buns, but with a custard-filled centre.

Need we say more?

MAX BRENNER: HOT CROSS BUN DIP

Hot Cross Bun dessert at Max Brenner. Picture: Instagram

Tuck into warm hot cross buns dipped in melted chocolate, crunchy waffle balls, cookie crumbs, mini marshmallows and sprinkles.

MESSINA: EASTER ICE CREAM

Gelato Messina has released Easter flavours.

The good folks at Messina, smart people that they are, have released three ice cream Easter eggs to mark the season: White choc gelato, passionfruit yolk, encased in a dark choc shell, Cheesecake gelato, mango fruit yolk, encased in a caramel white choc shell and Vanilla gelato, yellow peach yolk, encased in a milk choc shell.

DRAGONFLY ESPRESSO AND WINE BAR: DRAGON’S EGG

Dragonfly's latest dessert the Dragon's Egg. . Picture: Jerad Williams.

Check out this Broadbeach cafe’s Kinder Surprise on steroids. The ‘Dragon’s Egg’ at Dragonfly Espresso and Wine Bar features a liquid nitrogen-frozen egg filled with Oreo cream, chocolate mousse, egg custard, berry compote and marshmallows.