11 Mother’s Day Desserts To Celebrate Mom

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How do you choose the perfect Mother’s Day dessert? You need to know what mom loves, of course, but I think you also need something beautiful and sophisticated. For me, something with meringue is perfect, but every mom loves something a little different. I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite Mother’s Day desserts, which hit all kinds of flavor profiles with the beauty and sophistication moms deserve in recipes that are pretty simple to make.

And if your mom loves to bake, cakes in particular, you could always give her the gift of baking together with my book, Zoë Bakes Cakes, where I dive deep on everything cake—loaves, layers, bundts, and everything that goes with them.

Mother’s Day Desserts

I stock my freezer with these delicious strawberry hand pies for a fast and easy treat. The pies are sweet and just a little tart, making them perfect little homemade breakfast pastries
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Angel food cake is the lightest, fluffiest, most ethereal cake and this version gets even better with a cherry studded whipped cream.
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Classic, white cake, with a big messy pile of perfect strawberries resting on passion fruit buttercream. It is super easy to put together, but looks like sunshine and happiness, so no one will care that you didn't have to work that hard.
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This honey cake is unique in the way it is made and baked. There is honey in the layers, the filling and the buttercream is made with honey instead of sugar. I decorated it with easy-to-make sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine.
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This Blackberry Opera Torte, which I have dubbed Diva Cake, is super tall with lots of layers of almond sponge, blackberry buttercream, chocolate ganache and meringue. Find it in my cookbook, Zoe Bakes Cakes.
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This tart with change hearts and minds about rhubarb. The tartness of the rhubarb is perfect balanced by the rich, sweet, slightly nutty browned butter filling and it is all held together by a perfectly tender crust.
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Inspired by Claudia Flemming's book, The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern from Random House, frozen Orange-Blossom Honey Mousse is topped with Blood Orange Sorbet to create my idea of the perfect creamsicle and then topped it with a Rosemary and Orange Meringue.
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The name, cotton soft, refers to the texture of the cake, which is far lighter and almost soufflé-like compared to the New York or custard style cheesecakes.
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This peanut butter pie recipe is oh-so delicious. With a graham cracker crust, a smooth peanut butter filling made with cream cheese, a layer of chocolate ganache, and a whipped cream and candied peanut topping, this dessert is deluxe and irresistible. Be sure to chill this pie for two hours or overnight before serving.
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My version of no-bake strawberry cheesecake is made with nothing but fresh sweet strawberries, cream cheese, real whipped cream, and just the slightest bit of gelatin to keep it standing tall until you bite into it, then it melts in your mouth. No oven required.
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This crepe cake is from Simply Citrus by Marie Asselin. I had a batch of my crepes on hand and it is a bit different from Marie's. They will both be awesome in the cake, so try both! Below is my crepe recipe and the full recipe for the cake and fillings can be found at completelydelicious.com.
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12 thoughts to “11 Mother’s Day Desserts To Celebrate Mom”

  1. I love to bake, and your Strawberry Rhubarb pie is amazing. Best pie crust ever!

    Will try some more your recipes. UNIQUE!!!

  2. They are sound delish!. My favorite is the Chocolate Bundt with White Chocolate-Raspberry Cream. Hope to make soon!

    1. So glad to hear you enjoyed the first episode! 10 more episodes are coming later this summer. We will be sure to announce it to Zoe’s email list and on social media!

      1. Happy to hear more is coming form Zoë! Excited to start learning from her book and see examples on tv too.

      2. I only watch when the whole show is just Zoe it’s just so much better watching and listening to all she had to say and share . I just hope she comes back solo , the way she was before , I don’t need to watch other stuff . Zoe has a wonderful personality and such fun friends, I just enjoy her so much more when it’s her show

  3. Hi Zoe!
    When will you be coming back on the Magnolia Network? Every Sunday at 2:00 pm (Eastern) I check to see if your show is on and it never is anymore. I miss you! I hope you’ll be back on soon! Take Care- Mary

  4. Hi Zoe,
    Miss seeing you & your show.
    When are you coming back on ~ this summer or fall
    Can’t wait!!!
    I so look forward to on Sunday morning

    Best Regards, April 24,2023

    1. Hi Gwen! We don’t have official dates yet for when season 3 will air, but it sounds like late May. We’ll be sure to announce when we have the official timeline. Thank you so much for watching!

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