These cake recipes are truly something special. From red velvet with cream cheese frosting to a tall layered coconut cake, if you’re looking for a centerpiece dessert that also tastes amazing, you’ll find it right here.
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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Never Fail Pound Cake
Have you ever put your time and effort into making a pound cake recipe only to end up with something that was dry, or maybe heavy, or perhaps fallen in the middle? Well, you’re not alone. Those problems are why I always trust my Never Fail Pound Cake recipe for a rich, buttery cake with a golden brown crust, a tender crumb, and just the right tang from buttermilk.
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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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Blonde Fruitcake Recipe
Forget everything you think you know about fruitcake. This Southern-style Blonde Fruitcake Recipe is light, buttery, and absolutely packed with candied fruits and pecans. I’ve been making this same cake every Christmas since the early ‘90s, and it’s one of those traditions that just sticks. It’s rich, festive, and a beautiful addition to the holiday table.
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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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Lane Cake
Lane Cake is a classic Southern dessert that is an icon of hospitality and indulgence. It’s a rich, decadent cake filled with a boozy fruit mixture between delicate white cake layers.
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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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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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Flourless Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache
You’ll absolutely love this easy recipe for Flourless Chocolate Cake with a decadent chocolate ganache topping! It’s made without flour, creating a dense and silky chocolate experience that you’ll be proud to serve for special occasions or to treat yourself any time of the year.
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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.
I’m Lana Stuart, an award-winning cookbook author, food blogger, and lifelong cook raised deep in Southwest Georgia. I started Lana’s Cooking in 2009 to share the tried-and-true recipes I grew up with. Around here, the food is full of flavor, the traditions run deep, and there’s always room at the table.