Editors’ Collection

Stunning Mother’s Day Cakes

Carrot cake, fresh strawberry Bundt cake, black forest cake, classic vanilla cake and more recipes that will make her gasp with delight.

Kerri Brewer for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.

Recipes

Chantilly Cake With Berries
Alexa Weibel, Chaya Conrad
190 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
190
6 hours
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Sour Cream Pound Cake
Vallery Lomas
89 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
89
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake
Vaughn Vreeland
197 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
197
2¼ hours
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Coffee Cake
Lidey Heuck
873 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
873
1 hour 5 minutes
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Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Melissa Clark
4626 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,626
1 hour 20 minutes
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S’mores Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
33 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
33
3¾ hours
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Banana Bread
Julia Moskin, Allrecipes.com
11446 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,446
1 hour 15 minutes
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Strawberry and Cream Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
2393 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,393
2 hours
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Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake
Alison Roman
6508 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,508
1½ hours
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Rhubarb Pound Cake
Melissa Clark
1215 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,215
2 hours, plus cooling
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Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake
Lisa Donovan
134 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
134
2 hours 20 minutes
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Strawberry Lemonade Cake
Yossy Arefi
841 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
841
90 minutes, plus 50 minutes cooling and chilling
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Marble Cake
Genevieve Ko
297 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
297
3 hours
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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Millie Peartree
136 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
136
2 ¾ hours
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1034 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,034
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Coconut Pound Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1207 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,207
1 hour, plus cooling
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
171 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
171
About 2 hours
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One-Bowl Jam Doughnut Cake
Melissa Clark
322 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
322
3 hours 20 minutes
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Strawberry Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
139 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
139
About 6 hours
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Chocolate Pound Cake With Strawberry Whipped Cream
Yossy Arefi
99 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
99
3 hours
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7Up Cake
Sam Sifton
1228 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,228
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Campari Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2164 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,164
1½ hours
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Brown-Butter Poundcake
Yossy Arefi
450 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
450
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Pound Cake With Brown Butter and Pecans
Millie Peartree
83 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
83
1½ hours
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Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
921 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
921
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
1534 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,534
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Strawberry Layer Cake
Lisa Donovan
177 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
177
2 hours 40 minutes
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One-Bowl Carrot Cake
Genevieve Ko
3401 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,401
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Strawberry Jelly Cake
Vallery Lomas
315 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
315
1½ hours
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Bananas Foster Poundcake
Millie Peartree
476 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
476
1¾ hours
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Irish Cream Coffee Cake
Lidey Heuck
591 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
591
2 hours
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Princess Cake
Nicola Lamb
161 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
161
About 3 hours
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Chamomile Tea Cake With Strawberry Icing
Eric Kim
1276 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,276
2¼ hours, plus cooling
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Crème Fraîche Poundcake
Melissa Clark
1189 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,189
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
935 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
935
2¼ hours
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Lemon Cake With Strawberries and Cream
David Tanis
73 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
73
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
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Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
1044 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,044
About 6¼ hours
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Nutella Banana Bread
Yossy Arefi
3632 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,632
1 hour 20 minutes
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East 62nd Street Lemon Cake
Craig Claiborne, Maida Heatter
1388 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,388
About 2 hours
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Persian Love Cake
Naz Deravian
372 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
372
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate-Chip Banana Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
8078 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,078
1½ hours
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Easy
Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Melissa Clark, Margarita Manzke, Betty Hallock
712 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
712
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Almond Cake With Lemon Glaze
Melissa Clark
1407 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,407
2½ hours, plus cooling
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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
705 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
705
2 hours, mainly cooling
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Easy
Hummingbird Cake
Vallery Lomas
1752 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,752
1 hour
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Vanilla Cake With Cookie Butter Frosting
Yossy Arefi
125 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
125
55 minutes, plus cooling time
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Easy
Irish Cream Poundcake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1179 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,179
1½ hours
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Sock-It-to-Me Cake
Millie Peartree
629 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
629
2 hours
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