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Cakes and Pies

Nothing says celebration like an old fashioned cake or pie! These sweet treats are perfect for birthdays, holidays, special occasions, or “just because”.

A few of my favorites include Ding Dong Cake (it tastes like a Hostess ding dong!), Coconut Poke Cake, and Sock It To Me Cake. My husband is partial to the Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake!

slice of chocolate gooey butter cake with two layers of chocolate, with a dollop of whipped cream on top.

Double Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake

slice of chocolate cherry cake with chocolate frosting on a white plate.

Chocolate Cherry Cake (with Cake Mix)

yellow cake with strawberry jello poking through, topped with whipped topping, graham cracker crumbs, and a strawberry.

Strawberry Graham Poke Cake

slice of a layered dessert with a ritz cracker crust, an ice cream pistachio pudding center, whipped topping and crushed Heath bars on top.

Pistachio Delight

slice of brown gingerbread cake on a plate, topped with whipped cream.

Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake

slice of pumpkin pie topped with a dollop of whipped cream.

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

slice of cake with a pumpkin layer on the bottom, a cake layer in the middle, and pecans and whipped cream on top.

Grandma’s Pumpkin Dump Cake

piece of chocolate delight layered dessert on a white plate on top of a blue napkin.

Chocolate Delight

slice of layered chocolate eclair cake on a white plate, topped with chocolate frosting.

Chocolate Eclair Cake

slice of yellor/orange bundt cake with a bottle of galliano behind it.

Harvey Wallbanger Cake

a slice of sour cream raisin pie on a small white plate.

Sour Cream Raisin Pie

unbaked crisco pie crust filled with a pecan filling.

Flaky Crisco Pie Crust Recipe

slice of three layer jam cake with caramel icing.

Kentucky Jam Cake

slice of heath bar cake topped with whipped cream on a white plate.

Classic Heath Bar Cake

slice of old fashioned apple pie with a double crust topped with ice cream.

Old Fashioned Apple Pie

lightly browned pie crust with a crimped edge.

Never Fail Pie Crust

slice of old fashioned pecan pie on a white plate.

Old Fashioned Pecan Pie

slice of sock it to me cake on a white plate in front of a whole cake with slices cut out.

Sock It To Me Cake

slice of sweet potato pie topped with whipped cream and cinnamon on a white plate.

Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie

old fashioned date cake topped with walnuts in a white casserole dish.

Old Fashioned Date Cake

slice of pound cake poking out of a whole pound cake.

Old Fashioned Pound Cake

slice of mississippi mud cake on a white plate.

Easy Mississippi Mud Cake

trifle dish filled with layers of cake, pudding, pie filling, and whipped cream.

Easy Punch Bowl Cake

slice of bright pink strawberry cake with a lighter pink strawberry icing.

Strawberry Jell-O Cake

slice of pumpkin bar with cream cheese frosting, with a bite taken out.

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

slice of apple cake with cream cheese frosting on top.

Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

slice of old fashioned apple cake.

Old Fashioned Apple Bundt Cake

turtle cake slice topped with whipped cream on a white plate.

German Chocolate Turtle Cake

slice of applesauce cake on a white plate.

Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake

slice of chocolate chip zucchini cake with a bite taken out on a white plate.

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake

chocolate fudge frosting being spread onto a chocolate cake.

Classic Chocolate Fudge Frosting

slice of butterscotch cake topped with butterscotch chips and pecans.

Easy Butterscotch Cake

cherry delight, cherry cheesecake, cherry cake, and cherry coffee cake.

8 Classic Desserts with Cherry Pie Filling

slice of red, white, and blue layered jello dessert on a white plate.

Red, White, and Blue Jello Dessert

slice of honey bun cake with cinnamon swirl on a white plate.

Honey Bun Cake

slice of orange cake with coconut on a blue and white plate.

Old Fashioned Orange Cake

slice of strawberry jello pie topped with whipped topping on a white plate.

Strawberry Pie with Jello

slice of hawaiian cake with cream cheese frosting and coconut on a white plate.

Homemade Hawaiian Cake

four layer lemon dessert on a white plate.

Lemon Lush Dessert

two slices of ooey gooey butter cake stacked on top of each other.

Easy Gooey Butter Cake

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