Mother's Day baking ideas
Whether you’re looking for a speedy bake, showstopping cake or a batch of mouth-watering biscuits, we’ve got plenty of inspiration for you to make this Mother’s Day as sweet as can be.
- Classic, fail-proof recipes: Bake our best of the best carrot cake, traditional apple cake or old-favourite coffee and walnut.
- Seasonal treats: Rhubarb brings sweet tang to early spring – try our moreish rhubarb and custard brioche loaf or rhubarb and pistachio millionaire’s shortbread.
- Speedy bakes: These peanut butter and jam thumbprint cookies are an easy option or go for a simple and crowdpleasing raspberry loaf cake.
- Rich and chocolatey recipes: A slice of this chocolate meringue cake is the perfect choice if she loves the dark stuff.
- Showstopping cakes: If you want something with the wow-factor, give our pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting a try or this peanut butter drip cake.
Make Mum’s day with our brunch ideas, too.
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Raspberries
Raspberry loaf cake
This raspberry loaf cake is a beautiful thing – easy to make, easier to eat and ready for whatever fruity additions you fancy.
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Easy cakes
Easy butterfly cakes
Light-as-air sponge is topped with vanilla buttercream in these almost-too-good-to-eat butterfly cakes. They're great to make with kids.
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Custard
Custard jam slice
Fancy a proper custard slice with layers of flaky pastry and silky custard? Oliver and Tom of The Exploding Bakery show you how to make it.
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb and pistachio millionaires’ shortbread
Swap caramel for rhubarb in this light, colourful take on millionaire's shortbread. Sprinkle the chocolate topping with green pistachios.
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Cookies
Black and gold cookies
Chunks of golden caramelised white chocolate shine through rich dark chocolate dough in these indulgently chewy cookies.
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Cheesecakes
Caramelised white chocolate cheesecake
This showstopping cheesecake has a chocolatey biscuit base, a creamy caramelised white chocolate filling and golden ganache topping.
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Afternoon tea
Caramelised white chocolate madeleines
Fluffy madeleines are a treat warm from the oven, especially when these delicate French bakes get a dose of caramelised white chocolate.
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Baking recipes
Chocolate custard brioche
Set aside some time at the weekend to make these gorgeous chocolate brioche loaves from master baker Richard Bertinet.
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Carrot cakes
Best of the best carrot cake
Presenting our best ever carrot cake recipe, packed with warming spice and crunchy nuts and topped with mascarpone brown butter frosting.
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Baking recipes
Malt iced buns with raspberry icing
Who doesn’t love an iced bun? These raspberry buns temper the sometimes over-sweet flavour thanks to wholemeal flour and a little malt.
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Easy cakes
Ginger marmalade cake
Debora Robertson's ginger marmalade cake makes your home smell wonderful and is so easy to make. One to enjoy with a pot of tea.
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Cookies
Banoffee pan-bang cookies
Banoffee pie fans, meet your new favourite cookie. These pan-bang cookies are laced with milk chocolate, banana chips and gooey toffees.
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Apples
Traditional Dorset apple cake
Learn how to make a traditional Dorset apple cake with Sue Quinn's trusty recipe. It makes a moist, buttery and seriously delicious cake.
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Patisserie
Ravneet Gill’s mango and passion fruit choux buns
Ravneet Gill's choux buns filled with a mango, passionfruit and white chocolate ganache make a fabulous dessert to serve friends.
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Banana, maple and pecan cake
Bake Off's Kevin Flynn transforms banana cake into something special. Sandwich the layers with maple buttercream and top with candied pecans.
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Cheesecakes
Japanese soufflé cheesecake
Chef Jeremy Pang shares his recipe for a perfectly fluffy Japanese souffle cheesecake. Try this technical bake and impress your friends.
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