Buttercream wool and jelly bean eyes: The art of the Easter lamb cake

Lamb-shaped cakes are an Easter tradition, with a long history in Central European countries like Germany and Poland.

The cakes – usually baked in the shape of a lamb using a special pan – have a long history in Central Europe, from the German osterlamm, to the Polish baranek wielkanocny, to the Alsatian lammele.

(Image credit: Charra Jarosz)