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Vintage Cake Recipes That Are Filled with the Flavors of Fall

Jenna Sims, Associate Digital Editor at Southern Living
By Jenna Sims Updated October 16, 2020
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Fresh Apple Cake
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Amy Burke

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. 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 Hummingbird 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. 

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Apple Stack Cake

Apple Stack Cake
Credit: 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. 

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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
Credit: 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. 

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Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird Cake (70s)

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. 

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Texas Sheet Cake with Fudge Icing

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. 

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Pumpkin Spice Battenberg

Pumpkin Spice Battenberg
Credit: 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. 

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Fresh Apple Cake

Fresh Apple Cake
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Amy Burke

Recipe: Fresh Apple Cake

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

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Caramel Cake

Caramel Cake
Credit: 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. 

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Ultimate Carrot Cake

Ultimate Carrot Cake
Credit: 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. 

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Marbled Pecan Pound Cake

Marbled Pecan Pound Cake Recipe
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez

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. 

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Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Credit: 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. 

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