Be it Valentine’s Day, birthday, Mother’s Day or Christmas, my mom always asks me to make her the same thing- a red velvet cake.  For as long as I have been our family’s “baker,” that’s the one dessert my mom always requests.  Need actual proof?  See her red velvet Angry Birds birthday cake and last year’s Mother’s Day red velvet cupcakes.  And in attempts to be a good daughter, I bake her what she wants.

Except this Mother’s Day, I didn’t bother asking.  Of course, I’ll be making her usual red velvet birthday cake later this summer, but I wanted to make her something special and out of the ordinary this Mother’s Day.

I’m still sticking to red and I’m keeping that cream cheese frosting she likes, however, instead of a boring old cake- I’m making her strawberry shortcake doughnuts!!! Because, honestly who doesn’t LOVE doughnuts?  Nobody, that’s who.

I was inspired to make these doughnuts from the memorable fried-to-order doughnuts I tried in Austin, TX last summer at Gordoughs.  Gordoughs has a similar doughnut called “Miss Shortcake” and it was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever tasted.

Every fond memory I have of eating donuts as a little kid involves my mom.  After all, it was my mom who introduced me to doughnuts one morning after church.  I was like…what?!  You’re letting me eat this small cake for breakfast?  I thought I had died and gone to heaven.  I still remember that first doughnut.  It was a cake doughnut with pink icing and rainbow sprinkles.  Sunday mornings was always “our time” when the two of us would attend mass together.  As a kid of 5 maybe 6 years old, I didn’t really understand much about church, but I looked forward to that hour every Sunday that I got my mom all to myself.

Everyone (or at least I would hope everyone should) believe their mother is the best mother in the world.  I have so much respect, gratitude and admiration for my mama.

Watch this video up above.  It made me all teary-eyed.  I had to call my mom after the first time I watched it.  I believe being a mother is probably one of the toughest jobs out there.  Sure, you could say brain surgeon or astronaut, but you will think otherwise after this video.  Just imagine the stress, hours, dedication and endurance mothers go through.   Think about it, mother’s hours increase during weekends and holidays.
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I’m so thankful that my mom had the strength to deal with two kids so that I could have a little brother and not feel alone.  I look back at all the mean, hurtful things I’ve said to my mom during my rebellious and unkind teenage years and I cringe in horror.  She’s of a woman of steel with a heart of gold and she brings smiles and laughter everywhere she goes.