Homemade cakes have long been a centerpiece of family celebrations. These vintage recipes capture the kind of baking that has been shared for generations.
Honey Bun Cake
This easy homemade Honey Bun Cake recipe, which tastes just like that classic treat, is about to become a regular at your table. It’s made with a boxed cake mix, layered with brown sugar and cinnamon, then topped with that unforgettable honey bun glaze. The recipe takes about 20 minutes to prep, and it disappears even faster than that.
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Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake
The iconic Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake with sweet pineapple slices caramelized in butter and brown sugar, topped with a fluffy yellow cake batter. Serve one for an old-fashioned trip down memory lane.
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Chocolate Coconut Cake
This Chocolate Coconut Cake will take front and center on any dessert table. It’s tall, it’s pretty, and it tastes every bit as good as it looks. With rich chocolate layers and sweet coconut frosting, it’s the kind of cake folks remember long after the party is over and hope you’ll bring again next time.
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Texas Sheet Cake
This chocolatey, rich Texas Sheet Cake is a decadent combination of chocolate sheet cake topped with irresistible chocolate and pecan icing. It is a southern treat that will become a regular part of your dessert rotation.
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Chocolate Little Layer Cake
Part cake and part confection, this heritage recipe for Chocolate Little Layer Cake is made by home cooks throughout southwest Georgia. The cake consists of tiny yellow layers baked individually, then filled and topped with old fashioned boiled chocolate icing.
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Pig Pickin’ Cake
Pig Pickin’ Cake is a classic Southern recipe. It’s an easy recipe using a fantastic combination of cake mix, mandarin oranges, pineapple, pudding, and whipped topping. Yum!
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Ma Mag’s Lemon Cheese
A forerunner to modern-day lemon curd, lemon cheese is rich with eggs and butter and tart and tangy from fresh lemon juice. Ma Mag’s Lemon Cheese makes the best cake filling you ever put in your mouth!
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Vintage Mississippi Mud Cake
Learn to make my vintage recipe for Mississippi Mud Cake, a cross between brownies, cake, and s’mores! It’s a simple, family-friendly dessert that’s delicious, decadent, and suitable for any occasion!
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4 Day Sour Cream Coconut Cake
Try my 4 Day Sour Cream Coconut Cake, a favorite among vintage cake mix recipes! Although you do have to be patient to get the reward, it’s so worth the wait!
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Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake
Red Velvet Cake is a classic, much-loved recipe. The combination of rich cocoa layers and the luscious cream cheese frosting studded with pecans is a Southern favorite!
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My Southern Table Cookbook
If you like these recipes, you’ll love my cookbook! It’s 348 pages filled with 246 recipes, each with a full-color photo. Visit Lana’s Cooking for more information.