Carrot Cake

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

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.

Peach Dump Cake

Peach dump cake in a glass baking dish with golden cake mix topping and bubbling peaches

Canned peaches, yellow cake mix, and melted butter dumped in a pan. The easy peach version, not the cobbler.

Hummingbird Cake

Three-layer hummingbird cake with cream cheese frosting and pecans on a rustic cake stand

A classic Southern hummingbird cake: banana, crushed pineapple, toasted pecans, and a thick cream cheese frosting.