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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

Vanilla Cake With Cookie Butter Frosting
Yossy Arefi
214 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
214
55 minutes, plus cooling time
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Easy
Irish Cream Poundcake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,194
1½ hours
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Sock-It-to-Me Cake
Millie Peartree
723 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
723
2 hours
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Frosted Carrot Cake With Ras el Hanout
Nargisse Benkabbou
44 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
44
1 hour 40 minutes
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Easy
Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
469 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
469
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Strawberry Poke Cake
Priya Krishna, April Anderson
405 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
405
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
5112 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,112
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
663 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
663
1½ hours
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No-Bake Cheesecake
Naz Deravian
52 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
52
30 minutes, plus 24 hours’ chilling
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Miso Pecan Banana Bread
Bryan Washington
2017 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,017
2 hours, plus cooling
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Spumoni Ice Cream Cake
Ali Slagle
872 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
872
50 minutes, plus 6 hours’ freezing
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Blueberry Pecan Crunch Cake
Melissa Clark
1702 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,702
1¼ hours
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Easy
Thai Tea Tres Leches Cake
Ligaya Mishan, Sam Yoo
223 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
223
5¼ hours
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Raspberry Whipped Cream
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1358 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,358
1½ hours
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Carrot Cake
Dorie Greenspan
11348 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,348
1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Southern Caramel Cake
Millie Peartree
2003 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,003
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Yellow Sheet Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2139 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,139
45 minutes
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Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Eric Kim
787 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
787
1½ hours
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Blueberry-Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
950 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
950
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Butter-Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips
Samantha Seneviratne
514 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
514
1 hour 25 minutes
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Easy
Bolo de Cenoura (Carrot Cake)
Yewande Komolafe
1233 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,233
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Berry Buttermilk Cake
Dawn Perry
2846 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,846
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Spoon Cake
Jerrelle Guy
14979 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,979
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
World’s Best Chocolate Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
7149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
7,149
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
335 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
335
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Tres Leches Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
3039 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,039
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
10196 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,196
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
2349 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,349
About 2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
1614 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,614
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
1524 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,524
1 hour 30 minutes
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2291 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,291
3 hours plus chilling
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Strawberry Pudding Cake
Christian Reynoso
376 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
376
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing
The New York Times
661 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
661
1 hour 15 minutes
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Air-Fryer Cheesecake
Christina Morales, Rebecca Abbott, Jennifer West
1067 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,067
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Raspberry Swirl No-Bake Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
669 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
669
35 minutes, plus chilling
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Tender Almond Cake
David Tanis, Salvatore Messina
901 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
901
1 hour, plus cooling
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Dulce de Leche Chocoflan
Genevieve Ko, Esteban Castillo
1766 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,766
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Lazy Daisy Cake
Melissa Clark
1769 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,769
1 hour
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Easy
Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,413
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
570 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
570
2 hours
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Easy
Earl Grey Tea Cake With Dark Chocolate and Orange Zest
Samantha Seneviratne
5563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,563
1 hour, plus chilling
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Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
5088 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,088
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
892 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
892
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Otis Lee’s Detroit Famous Poundcake
CC Allen, Otis Lee, Mr. Fofo’s Deli
2856 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,856
1½ hours
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Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
149 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
149
About 2 hours
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