Mother's day
Mother's day 2017
Mothering Sunday
11th March 2018
You don’t have to wait until Mother’s day to treat your mum. We have plenty to offer all year round. Whether you want to treat your mum to a homemade cake, a bunch of flowers that we can deliver to your door, or a range of cakes to buy online.
We have some amazing Mother’s day ideas from presents to recipes that will keep you mum fed with delicious Mother’s day food right through the day. Including some great cake recipes that you can make with the kids.
Jammy inside pancakes
Surprise your mum with these jam-filled pancakes this Mother's day
Home made by you
We have lots more amazing breakfast in bed ideas for Mothering Sunday at homemadebyyou.co.uk
We have some amazingly tasty dinner ideas for Mothe'rs day that will not only impress
your mum but are simple and easy to make.
Salmon and dill pesto en croûte
An elegant centrepiece on any dinner party table, this salmon en croûte has filo pastry and pesto for a light finish.
Pistachio-crusted side of salmon
Impress dinner guests with this whole side of salmon, elegantly served with beetroot and salad.
Chicken, almonds and grapes
Sam & Sam Clark's chicken, almonds and grapes from Sainsbury's magazine makes an inventive supper with hints of flavour from Spain and North Africa.
Lamb cutlets with cannellini beans and parmesan dressing
Lamb cutlets with cannellini beans and parmesan: a lovely spring supper.
Whether its desserts to top off a heavenly dinner, or it’s an afternoon cake that you can make and decorate with the kids.
Chocolate and roses cupcakes
With a hint of rose in the buttercream and double chocolate sponge, give a dozen of these roses to your mum for a change this Mother's day.
- For the cakes
- 175g soft baking spread
- 175g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 125g self-raising flour, sieved
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 50g cocoa powder, sieved
- 50g dark chocolate chips
- For the buttercream
- 225g lightly salted butter, softened
- 500g icing sugar
- Few drops rose water
- Few drops pink food colouring
- 2tsp milk
1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC, 170ºC fan, Gas 5. Line a 12 hole cupcake tin with 12 cupcake paper cases.
2. Beat the butter and sugar until very soft and fluffy, beat in the eggs, with the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder.
3. Stir in the chocolate chips. Spoon the cake mixture between the 12 cupcake cases.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cakes spring back to the touch. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
5. Meanwhile, whisk the butter and icing sugar together until very soft and fluffy. Add the rose water, colouring and milk and whisk again for a few minutes until very creamy.
6. Fit a rose petal nozzle into a large piping bag. Fill the piping bag with the buttercream. Holding the nozzle directly over the centre of the cake, pipe the icing with quite a strong pressure over the surface, to create a rose shape.
Recipe by Sally Mansfield for Sainsbury's.
Butterfly fairy cakes
The kids will love helping you make these cute-as-a-button classic fairy cakes – perfect for Mother's day.
- .60 g unsalted butter, softened
- 125 g caster sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 130 g self-raising flour, sifted
- 60 g ground almonds
- 100 ml semi-skimmed milk
- For the buttercream icing
- 100 g icing sugar, sifted
- 75 g unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp semi-skimmed milk
- 50 g white chocolate, melted
- 20 g hundreds and thousands
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Line a 12-hole cupcake tin with cases (here we’ve used Sainsbury’s patterned cake cases).
2. In a large bowl, beat the butter with the sugar until light and fl uffy. Whisk in the egg. In a separate bowl, mix together the fl our and ground almonds.
3. Alternately mix the fl our mixture and the milk into the butter, egg and sugar mixture. Spoon into the cake cases. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into them comes out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
4. Meanwhile, make the icing. In a bowl, gradually mix the icing sugar into the butter, then beat until light and creamy. Add the milk and melted chocolate and whisk well into the buttercream.
5. Once the cakes are cool, cut out a round of sponge from the top, then cut that in half. Brush a little buttercream icing onto the top side of the 2 halves and dip in the sprinkles. Place a teaspoon of buttercream into the cakes, then place the sponge halves on top to create butterfly wings.
Time-saving tip: Try using Sainsbury’s fairy cake mix to make these butterfly cakes
Cupcake bouquet
Iced in two-tone pastel shades, this pretty bunch of cupcake ‘flowers’ makes a blooming marvellous occasion cake, especially for Mother's day.
Mother's Day chocolate truffle cake
A box of chocolates with a difference, this cake topped with homemade truffles will show your mum just how special she is.
Fudgy chocolate squares
These moist chocolate cakes are perfect for occasions with their glossy ganache and sugar flowers.
With our constantly growing range of flowers online we have a huge verity to choose from, that can be delivered to your door.
Sainsbury's Indulgence Bouquet.
Sainsbury's Cape Flora Bouquet
Brighten up your day and view our range of flowers, that we can deliver to your door.
All you need for Mother's day presents to pamper you mum on Mothering Sunday.
Chocolates
Wine
Health & Beauty
Show your love with a Mother’s day poem
We have a range of cards to meet all occasions, and don’t forget the all-important wrapping paper and gift bags to add those all-important finishing touches.
About Mother’s day
In the UK mother’s day originated around Mothering Sunday around the 17th century which is celebrated by Christians across Europe and occurs on the 4th Sunday of Lent.