Vintage Cake Recipes That Are Filled with the Flavors of Fall

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. 

Recipe: Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Mayonnaise is the secret to an ultra-moist cake, just trust us on this one. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Recipe: Fresh Apple Cake

Since it was first published in 2001, this apple cake has been a reader favorite. 

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. 

Recipe: Ultimate Carrot Cake

Candied carrots, cream cheese frosting, and chopped pecans are the ideal finishing touches for three layers of decadent carrot cake. 

Recipe: Marbled Pecan Pound Cake

Submitted to Southern Living by Billie Taylor of Wytheville, Virginia, this Bundt cake was originally published in our December 1993 issue. The chocolate marbling gives classic pound cake a special touch. 

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.