four easy cakes and bakes for mother’s day
Mothering Sunday is a perfect opportunity to show the mothers in your life just how much you care. While lots of you might opt for flowers and chocolates. In our opinion one of the most thoughtful gifts you can give on Mother’s Day is a lovingly prepared homemade cake or bake.
We’ve compiled a list of our top 5 cakes and bakes that we think are perfect for gifting on mothers day. Not only will your mum feel loved and appreciated but if you’re lucky your mum might even share the goodies with you too. Win, win!
Cakes fit for a mum
Lemon, raspberry and white chocolate muffins - These are so easy to make and taste absolutely divine, the sweetness of the white chocolate perfectly balances out the sharpness of the lemon and raspberries. Your mum will be delighted
Fruit Scones - An absolute classic. Gift a batch of these with a delicious pot of jam and some clotted cream and you’ll be in the good books until Christmas, at least!
Carrot and courgette cake - If your mum is carrot cake fan, this is the one. The courgettes make a delicious addition and the silky smooth cream cheese icing turns a delicious cake into an ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL one.
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - If your mum likes to put her feet up with a cuppa and a biscuit, you need to treat hger to a batch of these indulgent chewy chocolate chip cookies. They are so easy to mix up and take barely any time at all to bake. Great if you’re in a rush!
Raspberry, blueberry and lemon cake - This lovely little loaf cake is bound to put a smile on your mum’s face. Made with our natural oil and also yoghurt which makes it perfectly moist.
If you fancy trying out any of the recipes in our Mother’s Day bakes roundup you can find littleseed in our online store and at Asda
How to package your cakes for gifting
There are so many different ways to pack your homemade cakes up so they look like they have been wrapped by a professional bakery.
Loaf cakes (as long as they aren’t iced) can be wrapped up in baking parchment and brown paper, finish it off by securing the paper with a ribbon or some colouful string.
Gift boxes which can be bought online, in stationary shops and even the pound shop are ideal for holding, cakes, biscuits and buns. You can keep your cake secure by adding some tissue paper to the bottom of the box to create a bit of extra padding around the sides of the cake.
Cookies can be packed in bags made from brown paper or baking parchment. The best thing about making your own bags for your baked goods is that you can tailor the size to fit as many biscuits as you want. As always add a bow or ribbon to finish the look.