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There’s Nothing Like Homemade Cake – And We’ve Got 6 Of Them

When it comes to dessert, I’ll take a big slice of cake over ice cream or ambrosia salad, anytime! Nothing wrong with creamy desserts; I just happen to think a delicious cake is a wonderful way to end a meal. I am a big fan of vintage recipes, so I decided to ask my mother for her favorite old-fashioned cakes. She has a collection of so many great recipes, that even a so-so baker like me will learn how to make cake for any occasion!

Originally she brought me 20 cake recipes (yes, twenty!) but I thought I’d start with a little less than that… I mean, making 20 delicious cakes in a row would mean I would have to buy a pair of new jeans, haha! But I truly think these awesome cakes are worth a few extra calories.

Mom said she had found some of these in grandma’s handwritten cookbook, and I do remember how she always served different kinds of delicious cakes when I visited her as a little girl. I hope some day my future grandchildren will think of me when they enjoy these cakes!

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My grandma used to make this cake, and now I’m making it for my kids!

I think it’s a given that the older generation has a different definition of fashionable clothes. I had a hard time keeping the laughter in whenever I remember that one time when my aunts had a bit of a culture shock when they finally realized that there were different kinds of fashion now and that they mostly wouldn’t definitely get them because that’s just how fashion evolved—you just go with it. It started when they saw us girls discussing something from a fashion magazine on Joana’s hands.

Aunt Carmen, who’s probably the most conservative, came over to see what we’ve been arguing about. It was a simple thing. We were arguing whether red shoes would look good with blue pants and vice versa. I told Joana that it would as long as you know how to carry your clothes. Color is something that you play with now.

She actually agreed except that she said blue pants would look better with yellow flats. My Aunt Carmen, who was listening, said that we were ridiculous because those colors would clash together. And then we explained things to her. Aunt Beth quietly placed a loaf of butter cake in front of us along with saucers and said, “Carmen. You would understand this better. Eat.” Well, it wasn’t just Aunt Carmen who “understood” the butter cake. It was gone in a few minutes!

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Quick Tip: Serve with freshly brewed tea.

This Southern Caramel Cake is a classic regional twist on the butter cake: light and tender, with a rich caramel icing, all made easily from scratch. You’ll be surprised how quickly you can make this, too.

I think that these classic Southern recipes spoil me a bit. You think that making a cake from scratch has to be an involved affair, and then you see a recipe that gets you from raw ingredients to all done in 45 minutes to an hour. It’s just lovely! 

Recipe and photo courtesy of Deep South Dish

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