Holidays & Occasions Mother's Day 25 of Our Best Dessert Recipes for Mother's Day By Jorie Nicole McDonald Jorie Nicole McDonald Jorie Nicole McDonald leads editorial video efforts for Southern Living. Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she creates engaging visual content for the website and various social media platforms. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on April 4, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Greg Dupree Satisfy Mom's sweet tooth on her special day with one of these sweet treats. Who deserves to be pampered more than Mama, after all? Southern mothers love and care for their families unconditionally, so Mother's Day is a great opportunity to make them feel loved and appreciated. And what better way to do that than showing up to Mother's Day brunch with a delicious dessert? From fresh and modern treats like Margarita Cake to classic and timeless desserts like peach cobbler, there's something here for everyone. Whether you're looking for an easy, 5-ingredient option or a baking project that's a labor of love, you'll find a recipe that matches just what you want to surprise Mama with. Take a minute and go through these Southern fan-favorites and choose a dessert (or several) that speak to you. From fruity to chocolatey, you can't go wrong with these recipes. Let us know what Mama thinks! 01 of 25 Dreamy Lemon Cheesecake Jennifer Causey Recipe: Dreamy Lemon Cheesecake You can make the lemon curd up to two weeks ahead. Top each slice of pound cake with a dollop of your favorite whipped cream. 02 of 25 Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake with Lavender Glaze Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake with Lavender Glaze You can skip the glaze if you think our Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake is already sweet enough. Better yet, serve the Lavender Glaze on the side so Mom can add as little or as much as she likes. 03 of 25 Easy Blackberry Cobbler John O'Hagan Recipe: Easy Blackberry Cobbler This 5-star cobbler is one of our classic recipes that we return to time and again. You won't waste time on rolling the perfect piecrust and lattice top for this cobbler—a crumbly topping is all this cobbler needs. 04 of 25 Grilled Peach Cobbler Greg DuPree Recipe: Grilled Peach Cobbler You don't have to be the family grill master to make this rustic cobbler. It can either be served hot off the grill or at room temperature. Give each bowlful a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 05 of 25 Coconut-Banana Pudding Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Coconut-Banana Pudding Serve our Coconut-Banana Pudding in individual dishes for a special Mother's Day dessert she won't soon forget. 06 of 25 Strawberry Dream Cake GREG DuPREE Recipe: Strawberry Dream Cake If Mom is a fan of strawberries, she's going to fall in love with this strawberry layer cake. Pile halved strawberries on top for a beautiful presentation. 07 of 25 Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake Recipe: Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake We haven't found a single occasion that isn't perfect for a sheet cake. You can tint the icing with pink food coloring gel for a pretty in pink presentation. 08 of 25 Key Lime Icebox Cake Hector M Sanchez Recipe: Key Lime Icebox Cake Layers of graham crackers and key lime custard make this easy-as-can-be dessert a total winner. Garnish with sliced key lime and a mint leaf. 09 of 25 Lemon Cheese Layer Cake Southern Living Recipe: Lemon Cheese Layer Cake This layer cake is pretty enough to be a wedding cake, if you ask us. Mom will appreciate all the effort you put in to create this citrus packed confection. 10 of 25 Banana Pudding Cheesecake Jennifer Davick Recipe: Banana Pudding Cheesecake Two Southern favorites—cheesecake and banana pudding—create one show stopping dessert that we know Mom will love. 11 of 25 Lemon-Yogurt Crumb Cake JENNIFER DAVICK Recipe: Lemon-Yogurt Crumb Cake This cake is still delicious even if you opt to skip the swirls of lemon curd. Top with a dusting of powdered sugar. 12 of 25 Heavenly Angel Food Cake Recipe: Heavenly Angel Food Cake This cake is a dream to make…and to eat. We love cutting the cake into squares and topping each with our Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting and Gumdrop Rose Petals. 13 of 25 Hummingbird Bundt Cake Jennifer Davick Recipe: Hummingbird Bundt Cake This might be our most decadent Bundt cake yet. We took all the ingredients found in our classic Hummingbird Cake and simplified the process by baking in a Bundt pan so you keep the delicious flavor and skip the lengthy hands-on time. 14 of 25 Strawberry Icebox Cake Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Melissa Gray; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford Recipe: Strawberry Icebox Cake This easy-to-make cake comes together with just 5 ingredients. Strawberry jam and chocolate wafer cookies make this tasty dessert something to talk about. 15 of 25 Peanut Butter-Fudge Ice-Cream Pie Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Peanut Butter-Fudge Ice-Cream Pie If your mom is a peanut butter lover, this dessert will make her day. 16 of 25 Ice Cream Sandwich Cake Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Ice Cream Sandwich Cake This cake is guaranteed to make your mom's childhood dreams come true. Layered with whipped cream and chocolate, you simply can't go wrong with this choice. 17 of 25 Petite Blueberry Cheesecakes Photo: Jennifer Davick Recipe: Petite Blueberry Cheesecakes These mini blueberry cheesecakes are just dainty and adorable enough to serve as a Mother's Day dessert. 18 of 25 Chocolate-Coconut Pavlova Cake Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Chocolate-Coconut Pavlova Cake Make this impressive dessert the center of your Mother's Day spread. 19 of 25 Millionaire Pie Micah A. Leal Recipe: Millionaire Pie Make Mama feel like a millionaire with this silky-sweet pie. 20 of 25 Deep-Dish Berry Cobbler Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Deep-Dish Berry Cobbler Just as delicious as it is beautiful, this Deep-Dish Berry Cobbler is sure to impress. 21 of 25 Blueberry-Orange-Ginger Cobblers Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Blueberry-Orange-Ginger Cobblers These personal, citrus-filled cobblers are topped with Southern biscuits. What more could Mama want? 22 of 25 Tenntucky Blackberry Cobbler Sundaes Photo: Jennifer Davick / Food Styling Marian Cooper Cairns Recipe: Tenntucky Blackberry Cobbler Sundaes Flavorful caramel sauce and roasted pecans take this blackberry cobbler to the next level. 23 of 25 Ginger-Plum Slump Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones Recipe: Ginger-Plum Slump Caramelized plums and pillowy dough dumplings come together to make the ultimate Mother's Day dessert. 24 of 25 Margarita Cake Micah A. Leal Recipe: Margarita Cake Mama deserves a margarita and a cake on her special day, so why not kill two birds with one stone? 25 of 25 Mama's Rum Cake Peter Frank Edwards Recipe: Mama's Rum Cake This rich bundt cake is perfect for Mother's day; after all, it has "Mama" in the name. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit