17 Mother’s Day Cake Ideas That Beat Any Gift
Make one of these Mother’s Day cake ideas to make your mom feel special and loved.
From pretty flower-decorated cakes to classics like upside-down cake and cheesecake, your mom won’t be able to resist these sweet desserts.
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
This rich chocolate cake with raspberry filling will have your mom and everyone going back for seconds.
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Mother’s Day Cake in a Cup
What cuter way to serve cake for your Mother’s Day gathering than in little cups? These adorable cakes are layered with strawberry sauce and couldn’t be easier to assemble.
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Lemon Eclair Cake (No-Bake)
This insanely easy cake recipe is full of zingy lemon flavor and will have everyone wanting more.
It features tasty layers of pudding and graham crackers covered in an amazing lemon frosting.
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Ginger Cardamom Cake with Rose Buttercream
Decorated with fresh magnolias, this cake is a showstopper that’ll have your mom saying, “Wow.”
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No-Bake Mini Cheesecakes
These delightful mini cheesecakes have a buttery homemade graham cracker crust and vanilla cream cheese filling.
Lemon zest is an optional ingredient and perfect if you want to add some bright flavor.
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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Whether for Mother’s Day or any other special occasion, a classic upside-down cake is a surefire hit.
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Peanut Butter Icebox Cake
Peanut butter lovers will adore this mouthwatering icebox cake that consists of layers of chocolate pudding, peanut butter, cookies, and more.
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Blueberry Lemon Layer Cake
This lemon sour cream cake has a heavenly cream cheese frosting and is loaded with fresh blueberries.
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Vintage Heart Cake
Heart cakes aren’t just for Valentine’s Day. Show Mom how much you love her by baking her this beautiful vintage cake.
You can even decorate it with mom’s favorite colors.
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Hummingbird Cake
Another classic vintage recipe, this hummingbird cake contains banana, pineapple, and pecans.
It has a mouthwatering homemade cream cheese frosting that is so much better than canned.
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Pineapple Carrot Cake
Decorating with cake-safe flowers is optional but a nice touch for Mother’s Day. Directions for making this recipe into cupcakes or a sheet cake are included, too.
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Pistachio Cake
Perfectly fluffy, this pistachio cake is made with pudding, box cake mix, and other ingredients. Using a box cake mix is such a time-saving shortcut.
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No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake
Anything with Oreos is guaranteed to be loved by everyone. If your mom is a chocolate lover, this dessert will be her new favorite.
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Key Lime Cake
This wildly popular cake has excellent recipe reviews, so you know it’s worth making.
One recipe review named Tina raved, “Wow! Such a moist cake. Definitely had more than one slice!”
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Rose Strawberry Hibiscus Mille Crepe Cake
Made of delicate layers of rose-infused crepes, this would make a lovely Mother’s Day brunch dessert.
The strawberry hibiscus pastry cream between each crepe perfectly complements the rose flavor.
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Coconut Cake
This angelic-looking coconut cake has an out-of-this-world cream cheese frosting that everyone will be talking about.
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Blueberry Lavender Naked Cake
Beautifully decorated for Mother’s Day, this layered cake is just as yummy as it looks. Sandwiched between each moist layer is blueberry jam and vanilla cream frosting.
Get the Recipe: Blueberry Lavender Naked Cake
