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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

Sock-It-to-Me Cake
Millie Peartree
676 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
676
2 hours
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Frosted Carrot Cake With Ras el Hanout
Nargisse Benkabbou
28 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
28
1 hour 40 minutes
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Easy
Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
369
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Strawberry Poke Cake
Priya Krishna, April Anderson
399 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
399
1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling
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Carrot Loaf Cake With Tangy Lemon Glaze
Yossy Arefi
4951 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,951
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Church Cake
Lisa Donovan
1897 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,897
1 hour, plus cooling
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Blueberry Streusel Loaf Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
657 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
657
1½ hours
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No-Bake Cheesecake
Naz Deravian
41 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
41
30 minutes, plus 24 hours’ chilling
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Miso Pecan Banana Bread
Bryan Washington
1963 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,963
2 hours, plus cooling
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Spumoni Ice Cream Cake
Ali Slagle
866 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
866
50 minutes, plus 6 hours’ freezing
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Blueberry Pecan Crunch Cake
Melissa Clark
1687 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,687
1¼ hours
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Easy
Thai Tea Tres Leches Cake
Ligaya Mishan, Sam Yoo
197 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
197
5¼ hours
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Raspberry Whipped Cream
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,330
1½ hours
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Carrot Cake
Dorie Greenspan
10575 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,575
1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Southern Caramel Cake
Millie Peartree
1980 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,980
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Yellow Sheet Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2094 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,094
45 minutes
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Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Eric Kim
765 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
765
1½ hours
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Blueberry-Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
903 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
903
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Butter-Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips
Samantha Seneviratne
369 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
369
1 hour 25 minutes
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Easy
Bolo de Cenoura (Carrot Cake)
Yewande Komolafe
1190 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,190
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Berry Buttermilk Cake
Dawn Perry
2789 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,789
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Spoon Cake
Jerrelle Guy
13526 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13,526
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
World’s Best Chocolate Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
6997 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
6,997
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Louisiana Crunch Cake
Millie Peartree
173 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
173
1¾ hours
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Applesauce Coffee Cake
Yossy Arefi
313 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
313
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Tres Leches Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
2902 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,902
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
9715 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,715
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
2329 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,329
About 2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
888 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
888
About 2 hours
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Almond Cake With Saffron and Honey
David Tanis
319 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
319
2 hours
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Red Velvet Cake
Florence Fabricant, Elisa Strauss
1438 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,438
1 hour 30 minutes
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2280 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,280
3 hours plus chilling
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Strawberry Pudding Cake
Christian Reynoso
361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
361
45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing
The New York Times
654 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
654
1 hour 15 minutes
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Air-Fryer Cheesecake
Christina Morales, Rebecca Abbott, Jennifer West
1045 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,045
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Raspberry Swirl No-Bake Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
653 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
653
35 minutes, plus chilling
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Tender Almond Cake
David Tanis, Salvatore Messina
825 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
825
1 hour, plus cooling
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Dulce de Leche Chocoflan
Genevieve Ko, Esteban Castillo
1710 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,710
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Lazy Daisy Cake
Melissa Clark
1312 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,312
1 hour
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Easy
Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1406 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,406
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
425 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
425
2 hours
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Easy
Earl Grey Tea Cake With Dark Chocolate and Orange Zest
Samantha Seneviratne
5282 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,282
1 hour, plus chilling
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Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
4903 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,903
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
890 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
890
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Otis Lee’s Detroit Famous Poundcake
CC Allen, Otis Lee, Mr. Fofo’s Deli
2809 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,809
1½ hours
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Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
78 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
78
About 2 hours
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Chocolate Soufflé Cake
Yossy Arefi
1028 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,028
1 hour, plus cooling
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Double Strawberry Cheesecake
Melissa Clark
689 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
689
1½ hours, plus at least 8 hours’ chilling
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