Food and Recipes Recipes Vintage Cake Recipes That Are Filled With the Flavors of Fall By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 30, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Hannah Zimmerman/Southern Living Once crisp fall weather has arrived and there are mums and pumpkins donning every porch in the neighborhood, there's almost nothing better than the smell of a fresh, homemade cake baking in the oven. It's time for a baking marathon, and us here at Southern Living are pulling out all the stops this fall. We love a new, creative recipe, but there's something to be said for sticking to the classics. Southern bakers have turned to these vintage cake recipes year after year to enjoy the flavors of the season. From classic Caramel Cake to the Ultimate Carrot Cake that just so happens to be our most popular cake recipe of all time, you'll want to make time to bake each and every one of these vintage cakes this fall. Break out the pecans and the pumpkin spice—we're absolutely falling for these fall cakes. What are you waiting for? It's time to get baking. 01 of 10 Apple Stack Cake Photo: Victor Protasi; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Apple Stack Cake The key to a delicious apple stack cake is allowing the cake to cure for two to three days before serving. 02 of 10 Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Alison Miksch; Prop styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food styling: Mary-Claire Britton Recipe: Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Mayonnaise is the secret to an ultra-moist cake, just trust us on this one. 03 of 10 Hummingbird Cake Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Props Stylist: Christina Brockman Recipe: Hummingbird Cake Submitted to Southern Living in 1978 by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, North Carolina, the Hummingbird cake has become our most popular cake recipe of all time. 04 of 10 Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing Recipe: Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing The sheet cake is a Texas icon and fudge icing topped with toasted pecans gives this version plenty of flavor. 05 of 10 Pumpkin Spice Battenberg Greg DuPree Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Battenberg This recipe gives a fall makeover to the classic Battenberg cake which was first made to celebrate the marriage of Queen Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Victoria, to husband Prince Louis of Battenberg. 06 of 10 Texas Pecan Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners; Prop Stylist: Audrey Davis Recipe: Texas Pecan Cake Consider this recipe a crossover between fruitcake and pecan pound cake. 07 of 10 Caramel Cake Jennifer Davick Recipe: Caramel Cake This classic cake has been mastered by generations of Southern hostesses. Just make sure to allow the cake to completely cool before adding the caramel frosting. 08 of 10 Ultimate Carrot Cake Alison Miksch Recipe: Ultimate Carrot Cake Candied carrots, cream cheese frosting, and chopped pecans are the ideal finishing touches for three layers of decadent carrot cake. 09 of 10 Cinnamon Coffee Cake Antonis Achilleos Recipe: Cinnamon Coffee Cake From afternoon coffee with neighbors to book club to holiday brunch, coffee cakes are the perfect no-fuss but delicious sweet treat for any occasion. 10 of 10 Fresh Apple Cake Hannah Zimmerman/Southern Living Recipe: Fresh Apple Cake Since it was first published in 2001, this apple cake has been a reader favorite. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit