Is a turn on The Great British Baking Show in Serena Williams’ future? The tennis star and mom of two recently shared a quick clip on Instagram (and a much longer, more detailed video on TikTok) showcasing her cake-making skills.

In her Instagram post, Williams shares, “So I whipped up a chocolate ganache Matilda cake for my girls.” If you’re not entirely sure what a Matilda cake is, it’s a deliciously decadent dessert featuring moist chocolate cake and either glossy ganache or fabulously fudgy frosting. And of course, it’s named after the 1996 movie Matilda.

Along with the caption, Williams’ shorter post includes an absolutely adorable video of the mom and her youngest daughter, two-year-old Adira River Ohanian (with hubby, Reddit co-founder and entrepreneur, Alexis Ohanian) in a totally relatable parenting moment.

As the mom slices the cake, she says, “Don’t put those fingers on it.” And of course, what does the little girl do? Like just about all toddlers, she immediately reaches for the cake and presses her hand into the chocolate. And no one can fault the two-year-old for wanting to swipe some of the sweetness ASAP.

Like any other parent, Williams responds to the mini mischief maker with a, “What did I just…” While the video doesn’t include the rest of her purely hypothetical question, we’re pretty sure she was going for the mom standard: “What did I just tell you?”

Fans giggled their way through the comments section, with one writing, “Looks so yummy, I wouldn’t be able to resist either,” and another saying, “Kids will do what kids do!”

In the longer TikTok, Serena reveals her full cake-making process. She measures and sifts flour, stirs in sugar, and blends the tasty treat, all with her older kiddo, eight-year-old Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. (Olympia), playing video games with a friend in the background. The champion tennis phenom then, like most of us regular moms, says, “Alexa set a timer for 30 minutes.” And when she returns…the cake is very much not done.

After waiting another eight minutes, she takes her cakes out of the oven and frosts them with ooey, gooey chocolate ganache. While the dessert looks delicious, it certainly isn’t perfect. Williams carries the finished product away, saying, “I feel like the Matilda cake is supposed to be a little bit messy.” Messy or not, it’s still amazingly irresistible.

After giving her tot a quick taste, Williams tries a spoonful of her crave-worthy creation. So, how did it turn out? According to the tennis professional/amateur baker, “I’m not a fan of chocolate, but this is really delicious…It’s not pretty, but it’s pretty good!” That, like Williams goes on to say, is what we call a mom joke.

This story was originally published by Parade on Mar 30, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.