9 Beautiful Cakes for Mother's Day

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Baking a gorgeous cake is a very effective way to say “I love you, Mom.” Here, nine cake recipes for Mother’s Day.

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Chocolate Soufflé Cakes with Vanilla-Thyme Ice Cream

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These soft, chocolaty sponge cakes are a cross between angel food cake and a firm soufflé.

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Triple-Cheese Cheesecake with Amaretti Crust

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This killer cheesecake has an ethereally light, creamy texture and fantastic crunchy crust made from honey graham crackers and amaretti cookies.

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Mom’s Chocolate Cake

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This is a real old-fashioned American chocolate layer cake. It's very moist, very chocolaty, a snap to make and best baked the day before serving.

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Towering Coconut Layer Cake

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This cake couldn't be more traditional: four layers of rum-brushed yellow cake filled and frosted with a light and airy, coconut-scented meringue-buttercream.

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Caramel Layer Cake

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This impressive cake is encased in a fudge-like caramel frosting.

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Ricotta-Orange Pound Cake with Prosecco Strawberries

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Strawberries, sprinkled with Prosecco and a little sugar, are a pretty accompaniment to Giada De Laurentiis's wonderful, moist, orange-infused cake.

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Giant Black-and-White Layer Cake

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This is a giant, crowd-pleasing cake, layering light, white cake with fluffy, rich chocolate ganache.

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Brown-Butter Layer Cake

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Seattle chef Tom Douglas uses brown butter for an indulgent nutty flavor in this fun twist on a classic white cake.

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Pear and Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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To dress up a moist, delicious coffee cake, F&W's Justin Chapple adds sweet pears and crunchy nuts to the generous layer of cinnamony streusel topping.

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9 Beautiful Cakes for Mother's Day

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Chocolate Soufflé Cakes with Vanilla-Thyme Ice Cream

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Triple-Cheese Cheesecake with Amaretti Crust

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