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Iced heart biscuits

These rich, buttery biscuits are perfect for children to help decorate for Mother’s Day. And it’s fine for a child to…

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Makes: 12

Total time: 35 mins
Bouquet of flowers cupcakes

These lemon flavoured cupcakes look so pretty decorated with sugar paste flowers which are easy to make if you buy simple…

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Serves: 12

Total time: 1 hr 30 mins
Pink beetroot bear ‘mummy and me’ cookies

goodtoknow user Rebecca Beesley has chosen her mum's pink beetroot bear ‘mummy and me’ cookies as her Mum's Best Dish.…

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Serves: 6

Total time: 30 mins
Cupcake bouquet

This delicious and very impressive cupcake bouquet is sure to put a big smile on anyone’s face. This is a simple yet…

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Makes: 20 mini cakes

Total time: 1 hr 50 mins

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Mother's Day flower fairy cakes

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Mother's Day recipes

Victoria Threader's Mother's Day cupcakes

When it comes to Mother's Day why not take over the cooking and treat your lovely mum to breakfast in bed, a Mothering Sunday lunch or a Mother's Day cake? We have lots of ideas including Mother's Day cupcakes, Mother's Day biscuits and even an impressive cupcake bouquet which is sure to put a big smile on Mum's face.

It's the perfect time to get crafty and decorate some delicious cupcakes or push the boat out a make a 3-tiered sponge - there are no boundaries when it comes to showing mum how much you care. It's all about the mothers and the grandmothers so make sure you spoil them rotten from breakfast in bed to a mouth-watering dessert after supper.

Your mum will be spoilt for choice with all our Mother's Day recipes so make it a good'en this year and get cooking!

Happy Mother's Day from the goodtoknow team!

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Send us your mum's best dish and win!

Is your mum a bit of a whizz in the kitchen? Is there one recipe that she has passed down to you that is simply…
Rainbow biscuits

All the colours of the rainbow, these bright and cheery biscuits are easy to make at home. All you need to do…

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Makes: 10

Total time: 22 mins
Mother's Day biscuits

Show mum she's No.1 this Mother's Day with these delicious and easy vanilla-flavoured biscuits. We've used…

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Makes: 18
17 new ideas for Mother's Day biscuits

Biscuits are the perfect treat for Mother's Day so we thought we'd see how many new ideas we could come up with…
Elly's strawberry basil cupcakes

Elly's dainty cupcakes earned her a runner-up prize in our strawberry baking contest. These pretty cakes are…

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Serves: 6

Total time: 1 hr 15 mins
Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, packed with chocolate, slightly sweet and always the first to…

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Makes: 24

Total time: 25 mins
Mary Berry's iced fairy cakes

These cute little fairy cakes are perfect for kids' parties and they only need 15 minutes in the oven - easy peasy!

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Makes: 12

Total time: 30 mins
(plus decorating time)
Pretty pastel macaroons

Sweeten things up with these pretty pastel macaroons. They make perfect treats for celebrations or even gifts…

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Serves: 25-30

Total time: 1 hr 45 mins
Cornish saffron buns

These incredibly more-ish traditional saffron buns from Cornwall are delicious served hot out of the oven with…

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Serves: 12
Braised beef stew

Served with tomato coulis, this slow-cooking beef stew simmered with ale and root veg is utterly delicious.…

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Serves: 4

Total time: 1 hr 45 mins
Lemon drizzle cake

Our baking blogger Anneliese Giggins has created a special lemon drizzle cake recipe exclusively for…

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Serves: 8

Total time: 50 mins
Coconut and lime cake

Celebrate the start of Spring with this delicious coconut and lime cake. So simple to make and the whole family…

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Serves: 12

Total time: 1 hr 20 mins

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Blueberry pancakes

These blueberry-packed pancakes are perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch and simple too, the kids will love them!

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Serves: 4

Total time: 25 mins
Mother's Day recipes

Whether you're a mum yourself or planning something for your own mum, we've got some Mother's Day recipes and…
Mother's Day cake recipes

Really impress your mum by baking her one of these special Mother's Day cakes
Lamb with oatmeal and herb crust

Perfect for Sunday lunch or dinner with friends, this herby roast couldn't be easier to make.

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Serves: 4
White wine veal stew

You can use pork instead in this slow-simmered white wine, onion and herby sauce - it's guaranteed to impress.

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Serves: 4
Rose Turkish Delight

Delicately flavoured with rosewater, these homemade Turkish delights look gorgeous and taste wonderful. A great gift.

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Makes: 36-49
Cornish saffron buns

These incredibly more-ish traditional saffron buns from Cornwall are delicious served hot out of the oven with…

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Serves: 12
Kids' flower cookies

Great for bake sales and parties, this is also a great, easy recipe start your kids off with cooking. They'll…

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Makes: 18
Ginger slice

Cinnamon, flaked almonds and ginger marmalade all combine to make these delicious ginger slice. Simply irresistible.

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Makes: 15
Phil Vickery's cardamon shortbreads

Using cardamon, aromatic cooking seeds, in your traditional shortbread recipe gives it a kick of Indian flavour

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Makes: 12

Total time: 35 mins
Fluffy mushroom omelette

Make a souffle-style omelette with this easy breakfast recipe. Extra-tasty with cream cheese and fresh parsley

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Serves: 2

Total time: 30 mins
Braised beef stew

Served with tomato coulis, this slow-cooking beef stew simmered with ale and root veg is utterly delicious.…

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Serves: 4

Total time: 1 hr 45 mins

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