Carrot Cake

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Two-layer carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and chopped pecans

Oil-based carrot layers with cream cheese frosting. Not hummingbird cake.

Coconut Layer Cake

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Tall coconut layer cake with white frosting and toasted coconut, one slice showing yellow layers

Soft white layers, coconut frosting, toasted coconut on the sides. The Southern layer cake.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Sliced pumpkin cheesecake with graham crust and a creamy orange filling on a fall table

Pumpkin puree, cream cheese, and spice on a graham crust. The fall cheesecake, not a pumpkin pie and not plain New York.