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Pecan-Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Southerners don’t eat “Danish” with their coffee for breakfast the way Yankees do—much less (heaven forbid!) gummy bagels. They eat coffee cake—homemade coffee cake like

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Huguenot Torte

This fluffy dessert (which is not really a torte) is one of the most delicious creations in the Southern repertory—and one of the easiest to

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Missy’s White Fruitcake

For thousands of southern cooks, making fruitcakes between Thanksgiving and Christmas is an age-old ritual that’s as alive today in home kitchens as it was

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Lady Baltimore Cake

Whatever its origins, the cake’s fame spread quickly throughout the South, and today the versions are multiple. Notice that to make this complex cake, you’ll

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Hummingbird Cake

Southerners’ passion for big, rich, complex cakes is perhaps best exemplified by this spicy masterpiece, which has won blue ribbons at county fairs all over

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Millionaire Pound Cake

Throughout the south, there are “millionaire” (or “million-dollar”) pies, cakes, puddings, trifles, and Lord knows what else—the implication being that the dessert is super rich.

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Lane Cake

If ever there was a true southern ceremonial layer cake, this is it. Created in Clayton, Alabama, by Emma Rylander Lane and called simply “Prize

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Cold Oven Pound Cake

Except for adding a little almond extract for additional flavor, I baked the cake just as directed, and, for whatever reasons, it turned out beautifully.

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I am a self-taught cook. I started cooking around 18 years old. I stood in the kitchen and watched my mother, who was my biggest inspiration at the time, cook.

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