This Easter bunny may look shy, but it has real presence. A hefty two pounds of dark or milk chocolate is molded to make its solid shape, hand-painted in 24-carat gold leaf. Too heavy for a basket, it deserves to be a centerpiece. Serving it may require a cleaver.

Compartés big-eared bunny, $39.95, compartes.com.

Florence Fabricant is a food and wine writer. She writes the weekly Front Burner and Off the Menu columns, as well as the Pairings column, which appears alongside the monthly wine reviews. She has also written 12 cookbooks.

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