A compilation of sixty-five of the greatest cake recipes from the South, plus plenty of baking tips, from the author of Southern Pies.

It's time to relax on the porch swing and feast your eyes on some of the tastiest cakes you'll ever sink your fork into. There are recipes here for everything from Brown Sugar Pound Cake and fluffy white coconut cakes layered with lemon curd or raspberry jam to the chocolatey goodness of Mississippi Mud Cake and the extravagant elegance of Lady Baltimore Cake. With cakes this delectable, it's no wonder Southerners are so proud of their baking history. Jam cakes and jelly rolls; humble pear bread and peanut cake; cakes with one, two, three, and four layers; and even Eudora Welty's bourbon-soaked white fruitcake -- each moist and delicious forkful represents the welcome-to-the-South attitude of the sultry Southern states.

The Baking 101 section explains the basics, including buying the proper equipment, mixing the perfect batter, putting on the finishing touches (that means frosting, and lots of it!), and the how-to's of storing your lovely cake so that the last slice tastes as delightful and moist as the first.

As you page through Southern Cakes, you'll surely come across some old favorites as well as many new delectable treats, plus a generous helping of Southern hospitality in each and every slice.

"Food writer Nancie McDermott has compiled 65 of the most sinfully delicious cakes... and the result could make even Scarlet O'Hara weak in the knees." -- Chocolatier Magazine

"For my money, the grandest-looking cakes in this book are the brown sugar pound cakes baked in a tube pan with a lush mass of caramel glaze drooling down its sides, and the classic coconut cake, with its feathery, dazzling white frosting. When I brought the coconut cake to the office, people in the street were literally lunging at it." -- Los Angeles Times

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