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Layer Cakes, Plain and Fancy

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Southern Cakes
Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2007

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Nothing is more American than a layer cake with icing in between, and Southerners love this kind of cake more than any other. Pound cakes are elegant, cheesecakes are luscious, flourless chocolate tortes are sophisticated, and Bundt cakes are fun. But layer cakes are endearing, most especially when displayed on a pedestal cake stand in the center of a table.

This chapter gives you a repertoire of Southern specialties, from homey OATMEAL CAKE and HUMMINGBIRD CAKE to the ethereal CHARLESTON HUGUENOT TORTE and a devastatingly delicious south Louisiana specialty, THIBODAUX CHOCOLATE DOBERGE CAKE. Frostings vary, from old-time chocolate and cool whipped cream to coconut-pecan, and a fabulous peanut butter icing on JAMES MCNAIR’S PEANUT CAKE.

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