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The top of an old fashioned homemade strawberry cake, frosted with strawberry buttercream and one half decorated with whole strawberries and halved strawberries as ideas for decoration and presentation.

Old Fashioned Homemade Strawberry Cake

If loads of real strawberries baked up in a pink dream are what you crave, I've got your answer with this Old Fashioned Homemade Strawberry Cake recipe! We're

Rosemary Butter Cookies

These buttery, melt-in-your-mouth, shortbread-style Rosemary Butter Cookies are lightly sweet, with a hint of warm Rosemary and bright lemon! Finished with

A chocolate chip cookies with chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, pecans and oatmeal on parchment paper for an upclose look at the texture.

Those Famous Neiman Marcus Cookies

The famous "$250 Neiman Marcus cookie recipe" is absolutely packed with chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, oatmeal and chopped pecans. Are they worth it?

A square slice of gingerbread snack with a bite of cake on a fork to show texture of the cake.

Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake

So tender and moist, this Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake recipe has all the warm spices and rich molasses flavor this classic holiday dessert is known for in a

A slice of layered strawberry jello salad with a creamy sour cream center.

Strawberry Jello Salad: A Southern Tradition

Classic Layered Strawberry Jello Salad with its dreamy sour cream layer surrounded by crushed pineapple, bananas, pecans and, of course,  loads of

Homemade pineapple upside down cake with pineapple slice topping in a spiral desogn.

Homemade Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Loads of sweet, caramelized pineapple and the softest, buttery rich yellow cake combine to create one of the most gorgeous, delicious Homemade Pineapple Upside

Tender shortcake, fresh strawberries in syrup with homemade whipped cream and lemon zest served on a blue plate.

Classic Strawberry Shortcakes Recipe

Classic Strawberry Shortcakes are a summer must! Tender golden shortcakes that taste like sweet biscuits piled high with mountains of juicy, red strawberries

A homemade carrot cake with a wedge cut out to show texture and layers.

The Perfect Homemade Carrot Cake Recipe

Lightly spiced with the warm flavors of cinnamon and ginger, this Homemade Carrot Cake is what simple, delicious classic recipes are all about! Made with 3

homemade banana pudding with easy cooked pudding and vanilla wafer topping.

Southern Banana Pudding from Scratch

Homemade Southern Banana Pudding made from scratch uses simple ingredients to create a rich, creamy custard-like pudding layered with sweet, ripe bananas &

a stack of baked pumpkin donuts using a donut pan and an easy recipe with pumpkin spice and pumpkin puree.

Easy Baked Pumpkin Donuts

Celebrate all that's warm and cozy this pumpkin season with these Easy Baked Pumpkin Donuts! So tender and soft, these pumpkin donuts are made with pumpkin

an overhead photo of a serving of apple pear crisp showing the texture of the topping and the cooked sliced apples.

Cozy Apple Pear Crisp

Cozy up to fall with this easy Apple Pear Crisp! Layers of sliced apples and pears are wrapped in a brown sugar cinnamon filling, full of warm spices and topped

Macerated fresh peaches layered with pound cake whipped cream and pudding.

Southern Peaches & Cream Trifle

An easy Peaches and Cream Trifle is just what your cookouts, summer parties, showers and family gatherings have been asking for! Layers of fresh, ripe peaches,

Easy fresh strawberry pie is a no bake dessert loaded with ripe strawberries in a flaky pie crust, topped with whipped cream.

Easy Fresh Strawberry Pie

A classic summer dessert, this easy no-bake Fresh Strawberry Pie is bursting with plump, ripe strawberries bathed in a simple sweet strawberry glaze all cradled

Buttery-rich peanut butter cookies and milk make a great after school snack or dessert.

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Pulling a pan of fresh homemade Peanut Butter Cookies with their comforting, buttery-rich aroma from the oven is like holding a batch of childhood memories!

Old Fashioned Chocolate Meringue Pie made with a stove top dark chocolate pudding

Old Fashioned Chocolate Meringue Pie

Chocolate Meringue Pie is an old fashioned chocolate pie recipe with a dark, rich chocolate filling balanced by a soft, fluffy meringue topping. I'm sharing my

Soft, chewy, moist oatmeal raisin cookies will loads of traditional flavor.

Best Ever Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These classic, homemade Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are truly the best! So soft and chewy, these golden buttery cookies with warm cinnamon, tender, plump

refreshing coconut lime citrus bars cut cleanly when cool and completely set.

Coconut Lime Bars

Creamy Toasted Coconut Lime Bars are like little key lime pies as a fun dessert bar! Tart and tangy lime, sweet shredded coconut and a buttery shortbread crust

Chocolate Pecan Pie with bourbon is perfect for Thanksgiving, Kentucky Derby, holidays.

Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie with Molasses Bourbon Whipped Cream

Whether you need the perfect dessert for your Kentucky Derby party, Thanksgiving or all the holidays in between, this Chocolate Pecan Pie recipe is a southern

a sliced louisiana cinnamon king cake bun

Easy Cinnamon Roll King Cakes

This quick & easy Cinnamon Roll King Cake recipe celebrates traditional New Orleans flavor and eliminates the need to make a yeast bread from scratch.

German Chocolate Cake is a coconut pecan frosting with a thick, buttery caramel custard

Mamaw’s Famous German Chocolate Cake & Frosting

This uncommonly moist and indulgent German Chocolate Cake recipe uses my mamaw's old fashioned, homemade coconut pecan frosting to create hands down, THE BEST

Coca cola jello salad in a trifle dish. Made with cherries, pineapple, coconut pecans, coca-cola and cherry gelatin.

Cherry Coca-Cola Jello Salad

Cherry Coca-Cola Jello Salad is a sparkling dessert fruit salad with delightfully intense flavors of a cherry coke float. Punctuated with juicy, tart cherries,

pralines are a traditional Christmas candy

Classic Louisiana Pralines

Wonderfully indulgent, Louisiana Pralines are all about buttery southern pecans wrapped in blankets of rich, soft, fudge-like caramel candy made from brown

pecan pie bars turn traditional pie into an easy dessert

Best Ever Pecan Pie Bars

Turn traditional pecan pie into easy dessert bars with this simple Best Ever Pecan Pie Bars recipe! With a quick buttery pecan shortbread crust and a sweet,

skillet cinnamon apples

Fried Cinnamon Apples

Warm, crisp tender and buttery sweet, these easy Fried Cinnamon Apples fill your home with welcoming aromas of baking pie and make a perfect side dish for

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