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

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
880 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
880
2 hours, mainly cooling
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Hummingbird Cake
Vallery Lomas
1808 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,808
1 hour
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Vanilla Cake With Cookie Butter Frosting
Yossy Arefi
219 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
219
55 minutes, plus cooling time
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Irish Cream Pound Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1195 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,195
1½ hours
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Sock-It-to-Me Cake
Millie Peartree
726 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
726
2 hours
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Frosted Carrot Cake With Ras el Hanout
Nargisse Benkabbou
45 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
45
1 hour 40 minutes
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Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
500 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
500
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Strawberry Poke Cake
Priya Krishna, April Anderson
411 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
411
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5126 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,126
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Church Cake
Lisa Donovan
1908 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,908
1 hour, plus cooling
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Blueberry Streusel Loaf Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
668 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
668
1½ hours
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No-Bake Cheesecake
Naz Deravian
61 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
61
30 minutes, plus 24 hours’ chilling
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Miso Pecan Banana Bread
Bryan Washington
2022 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,022
2 hours, plus cooling
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Spumoni Ice Cream Cake
Ali Slagle
876 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
876
50 minutes, plus 6 hours’ freezing
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Blueberry Pecan Crunch Cake
Melissa Clark
1711 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,711
1¼ hours
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Thai Tea Tres Leches Cake
Ligaya Mishan, Sam Yoo
235 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
235
5¼ hours
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Raspberry Whipped Cream
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,361
1½ hours
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Carrot Cake
Dorie Greenspan
11437 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,437
1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Southern Caramel Cake
Millie Peartree
2013 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,013
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Yellow Sheet Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,154
45 minutes
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Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Eric Kim
795 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
795
1½ hours
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Blueberry-Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
958 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
958
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Butter-Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips
Samantha Seneviratne
539 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
539
1 hour 25 minutes
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Bolo de Cenoura (Carrot Cake)
Yewande Komolafe
1238 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,238
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Berry Buttermilk Cake
Dawn Perry
2881 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,881
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Spoon Cake
Jerrelle Guy
15769 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,769
30 minutes, plus cooling
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World’s Best Chocolate Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
7163 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
7,163
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Louisiana Crunch Cake
Millie Peartree
177 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
177
1¾ hours
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Applesauce Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
340 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
340
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Tres Leches Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
3074 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,074
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
10896 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,896
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
2360 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,360
About 2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
1693 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,693
About 2 hours
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Almond Cake With Saffron and Honey
David Tanis
327 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
327
2 hours
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Red Velvet Cake
Florence Fabricant, Elisa Strauss
1545 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,545
1 hour 30 minutes
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2292 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,292
3 hours plus chilling
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Strawberry Pudding Cake
Christian Reynoso
391 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
391
45 minutes
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Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing
The New York Times
664 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
664
1 hour 15 minutes
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Air-Fryer Cheesecake
Christina Morales, Rebecca Abbott, Jennifer West
1070 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,070
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Raspberry Swirl No-Bake Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
677 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
677
35 minutes, plus chilling
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Tender Almond Cake
David Tanis, Salvatore Messina
914 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
914
1 hour, plus cooling
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Dulce de Leche Chocoflan
Genevieve Ko, Esteban Castillo
1770 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,770
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Lazy Daisy Cake
Melissa Clark
1818 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,818
1 hour
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Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1418 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,418
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
602 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
602
2 hours
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Earl Grey Tea Cake With Dark Chocolate and Orange Zest
Samantha Seneviratne
5606 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,606
1 hour, plus chilling
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Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
5124 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,124
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
894 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
894
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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