Looking for Mother’s Day cake ideas? Want the best cupcakes to treat your mum? Check out our recipes below to impress, then take a look at our Mother’s Day menu ideas.
Serve your Mother’s Day cake on one of these show-stopping cake stands, or treat mum to breakfast in bed with our easy brunch recipes.
Mother’s Day cake ideas
Ingredients
- we use chocolate, lemon and other seasonal ingredients in our cake recipes
The best victoria sponge
Keep it simple and treat mum to a classic jam and cream victoria sponge sandwich that is lighter than air.
Hummingbird cake
Pineapple and banana meets heady spices in this glorious American cake recipe, sandwiched together with a cream cheese buttercream.
Coffee, chocolate and walnut cake
Can't decide whether to make mum a chocolate or coffee cake? We've made it easy and combined them both into one fanastic bake. The combination of coffee and walnut is a classic but the addition of chocolate adds another layer of flavour to this beautiful cake, ready in just one hour.
Gin and tonic cake
This double lemon, gin and tonic cake combines two of our favourite things. It's easy to make and sure to please mum – a new way to enjoy g&t.
Brown butter pear cake
Treat your mum to this indulgent seasonal bake. To get the nutty flavour in this cake you need to cook the butter until the milk solids turn golden, then cool and cream with the sugar as in a standard cake method. It takes a bit longer but is worth it for the flavour.
Carrot cake cheesecake
Celebrate Mother's Day in style with this perfect combination – classic carrot cake meets a creamy indulgent cheesecake. Packed with plenty of spice, the zest of an orange and crunchy pecans, this recipe is sure to impress.
Red velvet cake
Brighten your chocolate cake with a deep red tinge in this classic American cake recipe, covered in silky-smooth cheese frosting for extra indulgence on Mother's Day.
Lemon curd layer cake
A showstopping, lemony sponge cake with a delicious lemon curd icing and topped with beautiful edible crystallised violets and primroses, the best way to impress mum.
Banoffee cake
A show-off way to celebrate Mother's Day! We've taken a popular banana cake and given it a banoffee pie make-over. Our cake is packed with bananas, covered in creamy caramel buttercream and topped with caramelised bananas for extra indulgence.
Jamaican ginger and caramel cake
Does your mum love a boozy bake? This layer cake is a real showstopper and makes for the perfect Mother's Day celebration cake. We've taken it to the next level with rum and drizzled it with caramel and sandwiched it with caramel buttercream.
Courgette and coconut layer cake
Why not change things up and impress mum with our magnificent courgette cake? This super moist and moriesh layer cake is packed with fluffy cream cheese icing and topped with crunchy coconut chips, a modern take on the British classic carrot cake.
Chocolate almond cake with amaretto cream
Looking to surprise mum with a majestic chocolate cake? Take your chocolate cake up a notch with this Italian-inspired almond cake with dark melted chocolate and a hint of coffee. Topped with velvety amaretto cream, this cake is pure indulgence.
Clementine layer cake
Show mum you love her and take this classic victoria sponge up a notch – instead of jam and cream it is layered with a homemade clementine curd (you can use shop-bought if you prefer) and a champagne-spiked cream.
Rhubarb and ginger upside-down cake
A pink patchwork cake, flavoured with sweet forced rhubarb, two types of ginger, and white chocolate. Delicious served with thick clotted cream, what a way to celebrate Mother's Day!
Blackberry and yogurt cake
Make blackberries the star of this pretty cake with fresh fruit baked into the sponge and a vibrant coulis drizzled over freshly whipped cream, it's sure to be a hit with mum!
Passion fruit layer cake
An easy-to-make springy sponge cake layered with the tangy, fresh-tasting sweetness of a passion fruit icing. This cake would make a lovely afternoon tea treat on Mother's Day or a great alternative to classic a victoria sponge.
Grapefruit and poppy seed angel cake with white chocolate frosting
This grapefruit and poppy seed angel cake with white chocolate frosting is a great twist on a classic and looks stunning. Make it to show mum you care on Mother's Day.
Lemon and blueberry poke cake
Lemon and blueberry is a classic combination and will sure to be a hit with the whole family to celebrate Mother's Day. It's easy to make but tastes and looks delicious.
Blackberry and chocolate cakes
These indulgent show-off mini cakes are very easy to make and are perfect to treat mum throughout Mother's Day. Peruvian chocolate or a dark blend will work best with the blackberries in these cakes.
