36 Delicious Cakes Mom Will Love On Her Special Day

When you’re looking to celebrate, nothing beats a show-stopping cake, and that goes double on Mother’s Day. Whether you go pound cake or coffee cake for brunch, a layer cake or cheesecake for post-dinner dessert, or an anytime poke cake or icebox cake the kids can help decorate, our 36 Mother's Day cakes are sure to make your mom (or anyone who fills that role in your life) feel extra special.

If you’re looking for the perfect sweet treat to complement your brunch spread, look no further than our chocolate bundt, our honey cake, our raspberry almond pound cake, or our blueberry coffee cake. Hot tip: make them a day ahead of time so you can focus on cooking up some eggs just the way your mom likes them.

If you’re looking for something more definitively in the dessert category (rather than breakfast, though no judgment if you serve these in the morning, it’s a special day after all!), you’ve gotta go layer cake or cheesecake. Check out our tiramisu cake, our lemon layer cake (with lemon curd!), our German chocolate cake, or our Snickers cheesecake, our raspberry cheesecake, or our lemon blueberry mousse cake for ideas. These do take a bit more time and energy, but are still totally do-able, and really, doesn’t your mom deserve the bit of extra effort?

Looking to get the kids involved in the baking process? Our banana pudding icebox cake, our blueberry lemon upside-down cake, our cookie cake, or our lemon icebox cake are for you. They’re pretty low-lift to make (though heads up, some of them need to chill for a few hours before serving), and are perfect for getting kids involved in the assembly and the decoration. Grab some sprinkles or your mom’s favorite candies, and have fun with it!

Looking for more ways to spoil mom? We've rounded up our favorite Mother's Day gifts (+ the best gifts for foodies), our top Mother's Day dinner ideas, and our best Mother's Day brunch recipes. Looking for even more sweet treats? Check out our favorite Mother's Day desserts too.