50 Mother's Day Desserts to Make Her Day Even Sweeter
Find her favorite cakes, cookies, pies, and a sky-high trifle.
There’s more than one way to spoil your mom on Mother's Day. There are the usual flowers and a special Mother's Day gift, of course. But you should also make her special day extra sweet with one of these Mother's Day desserts! Whether you whip up her all-time favorite homemade pie or a new spring treat that's sure to impress, this list has so many options for your Mother's Day spread.
You'll find desserts for every type of mom on this list: chocolate desserts for chocolate lovers, tiramisu cake and coffee ice cream pie for those who love a cup of joe, and lemon desserts for the mom who likes her treats bright and sweet. And since spring is in full bloom, you can showcase the flavors of the season with rhubarb desserts, strawberry desserts, and more fruit desserts. Plus, check out the pink desserts on this list! They’re so pretty and look just right to celebrate any mom in your life.
And that's just the beginning: This list includes Mother's Day cupcakes, Mother's Day cookies, and the most impressive trifle you ever did see. Whatever you have planned for Sunday, it'd be downright silly not to include one of these tasty desserts. She'll know they come from the heart! After all, nothing says "I love you, Mom" quite like a batch of homemade treats that are almost as sweet as she is.
Pink Lemonade Sheet Cake
Throwing a party? Feed a crowd with a pretty pink sheet cake. It’s light and lemony with just the right touch of strawberry for extra color and flavor.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Bars
You don’t have to get fancy, but you sure do want something flavorful when it comes to seasonal desserts. Mom will love snacking on these buttery sweet-tart bars. Rhubarb season is the best!
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Marble Cake
Why choose between vanilla and chocolate cake? You can make them both with this tasty marble Bundt cake. It has a slightly tangy buttermilk glaze drizzled on top.
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Strawberries and Cream Trifle
Get dramatic! A sky-high trifle is an epic way to celebrate with layers of vanilla cake, fresh berries, and fluffy cream. There's even a boxed pudding shortcut to make assembly easier.
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No-Bake Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
Cheesecake without the hassle of a water bath? Yes! Even better, you don’t have to use the oven at all. The mixture gets whizzed in a blender and poured over a graham cracker crust. The berry swirl makes them so pretty, too!
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Affogato
Have coffee and dessert all in one with this classic Italian treat. It's simply hot espresso poured over vanilla gelato or ice cream. But you can get creative with extra toppings, too.
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Lemon Poppy Seed Sheet Cake
This citrusy sheet cake is packed with fresh lemon and plenty of poppy seeds, giving each bite a beautifully balanced texture and bright flavor. Plus, it’s easy to slice and serve.
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Pink and White Cookies
Try this twist on classic black and white cookies and make them perfectly pink for your mom. They have a tender, cake-like texture and a sweet glaze with a touch of food coloring.
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Strawberries and Cream Sheet Cake
Strawberry season is in full swing, so why not celebrate that while you celebrate Mom? The soft and tender cake is dotted with fresh strawberries in every bite and topped with dreamy cream cheese frosting.
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Berry Chantilly Cake
Skip the trip to the store and make the popular Whole Foods cake in your own kitchen! Layer seasonal berries with a fluffy mascarpone frosting in between delicate layers of vanilla cake.
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Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Zesty shortbread cookies get an extra dose of cuteness from the flower-shaped stamps! They would make a fabulous homemade gift wrapped in cellophane with a ribbon, too.
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Pink Velvet Cupcakes
Just like its bolder-hued sister, red velvet, pink velvet has the same moist cake topped with decadent cream cheese frosting. The only difference is the pretty rosy color!
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Lemon Raspberry Cake
Between the tender lemon cake and the fluffy raspberry frosting, this dessert is pure springtime! There's also an easy raspberry jam filling inside to add extra flavor.
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Tiramisu Cake
Turn this classic Italian dessert into a luxurious layer cake that will impress any java-loving mom. The coffee soak and whipped mascarpone cream load the tender cake layers with flavor.
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Oreo Icebox Cake
This cake is both kid- and Mom-approved. That's because it has the classic cookies and cream flavor you know and love, plus the addition of fresh raspberries. No baking required!
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Hummingbird Cake
This classic cake is a comforting pick for those who like both banana bread and carrot cake. It has a similar flavor but it's made extra flavorful with crushed pineapple and chopped pecans, and the cream cheese frosting you know and love!
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Éclair Cake
This cake might look like an impressive twist on the classic French dessert, but it's actually really easy to make! You only need six ingredients and you don't even need to turn on the oven!
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Strawberry Shortcake Sandwich Cookies
Get everything you love about the classic dessert in a bite-sized version! Sweet strawberry jam and dreamy buttercream are sandwiched between buttery cookies for the ultimate treat.
No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
This pretty pink cheesecake stands extra tall and fluffy thanks to a surprise ingredient: a box of Jell-O. It also adds strawberry flavor along with the fresh strawberry chunks.
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Coffee Ice Cream Pie
A homemade no-churn coffee ice cream is the key to this delicious dessert. It also has a sweet and salty crust made from crushed Biscoff cookies and pretzels, along with caramel sauce and toffee candy on top.
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Edna Mae's Sour Cream Pancakes
Homemade Lemonade
Peaches and Cream Shortcakes
Strawberry Pavlova
