This week on Knead to Know, we’re cracking open the most festive (and funny) parts of Easter! 🐣 From the viral lamb cake trend to top Easter candies and how to make (or fake!) your own chocolate eggs at home, Gemma and Ami dive into sweet traditions, nostalgic stories, and expert baking advice.

💡 Learn why your chocolate might be splitting, how to avoid melty messes, and what not to do when melting candy bars. Plus, Ami recreates a homemade Cadbury Creme Egg—and Gemma puts it to the test!

🥚 IN THE MIX – What We Covered:
• Lamb Cake Meltdown: The meme-worthy Easter dessert 🐑
• DIY Chocolate Eggs – with mango yolks, cream cheese fillings & pastel shells
• Gemma’s Irish Easter Traditions vs. American Candy Baskets
• Dominique Ansel’s Red Panda Egg & Jacques Torres’ wild bunny art
• Candy Melts vs. Real Chocolate – what to use when
• Homemade Cadbury Creme Eggs – recipe from Spend With Pennies
• What chocolate NOT to melt 🍫 (hint: candy bars are a no-go!)

✨ Featured Recipes & Links: 

Chocolate Hot Cross Buns 

Homemade Cadbury Creme Egg

Microwave Chocolate Tempering Method

☎️ Bold Baking Hotline Questions Answered:
• Why didn’t my Dairy Milk bar melt?
• How to fix oily/separated chocolate?
• What chocolate brand should I use for egg molds?

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ABOUT GEMMA STAFFORD

For more than a decade, Irish-born chef Gemma Stafford has been bringing her passion for teaching people to bake with confidence to her top online baking show and brand, Bigger Bolder Baking. Today, with more than 8 million followers (“Bold Bakers”) and half a billion video views to date, Bigger Bolder Baking has become the leading—and indispensable—multimedia destination for bakers.

Gemma’s unique combination of expertise, bold recipes, and approachable techniques have led to appearances as a judge on Netflix’s Nailed It!, Food Network’s Best Baker in America, and Hulu’s Baker’s Dozen, along with national and local TV appearances. Gemma is also the co-creator and host of the #1 baking entertainment podcast, Knead To Know, which releases every week in partnership with HRN. In 2025, she will launch the first-ever baking TV network, the Bold Baking Network, on connected television (CTV) and free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platforms dedicated to educating and entertaining home bakers 24/7.

ABOUT THE BOLD BAKING NETWORK

The Bold Baking Network is your #1 authority for everything baking. The Network is led by Chef Gemma Stafford, co-creator & host of Bigger Bolder Baking, and co-creator & Executive Producer Kevin Kurtz. Our mission is to bring you the most diverse voices from baking experts and enthusiasts to help anyone bake with confidence anytime, anywhere.

Gemma Stafford Instagram: @Gemma_Stafford

Ami Shukla Instagram: @sweetlifewithami