Burnt leather cake manages to balance deep caramel bitterness with buttery sweetness for a flavor that’s rich but not cloying.

This regional gem is practically the definition of ‘tried and true.’ The Hummingbird Cake was first submitted to Southern Living in 1978, and it has since become our most popular Southern cake recipe ...

These cakes are downright gorgeous—and taste just as good as they look. From perfectly honed classics to brand-new ...

When the editors of Southern Living started a cooking club on Facebook, we weren't quite sure what to expect. Would the group become popular? Would it be a positive space on the Internet? Would ...

There are many treats that bring back grade school memories, including those soft doughy sugar cookies topped with bright pink icing and sprinkles. The same goes for school cake, but there's another ...

There’s something deeply comforting about an old-fashioned caramel cake, especially when the air turns crisp and the leaves start to fall. It’s that nostalgic flavor of Sunday suppers and church ...

The perfect caramel cake is many things. But ask any professional Southern baker to describe it and they will first tell you the one thing it is not: just a dessert. When it’s done right, caramel cake ...

In this video, watch Martha Stewart bake a true Southern classic: caramel cake. Decadent brown-sugar cake gets layered with rounds of sticky-sweet caramel and finished with fluffy caramel whipped ...