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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 strawberry crunch cake on a white plate.

Strawberry Crunch Cake

slice of lemonade pie with graham cracker crust.

Lemonade Pie

slice of rhubarb upside down cake with white cake on the bottom and a pink rhubarb topping, topped with whipped cream.

Easy Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

round yellow pineapple upside down cake topped with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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

Rhubarb Coconut Cake

slice of chocolate wacky cake on a white plate, topped with whipped cream.

Wacky Cake

slice of buttermilk chocolate sheet cake.

Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake

slice of old fashioned banana cake on a white plate.

Old Fashioned Banana Cake

slice of lemon poke cake with cool whip frosting.

Lemon Poke Cake

slice of dr pepper cake on a white plate.

Dr. Pepper Cake

slice of old fashioned oatmeal cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake

slice of carrot cake with a thick white cream cheese frosting with coconut inside on top.

Coconut Carrot Cake

slice of lemon pie with a yellow lemon layer topped with fluffy meringue.

Ann Landers’ Lemon Meringue Pie

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

Chocolate Eclair Cake

slice of yellow cake topped with toasted coconut on a white plate.

Coconut Pineapple Poke Cake

four different slices of cake, including chocolate cake, ding dong cake, a bundt cake, and a slice of cake with strawberry jello filling and whipped cream.

25 Cakes That Start with a Box of Cake Mix

four layer lemon dessert on a white plate.

Lemon Lush Dessert

slice of lemon cake with a yellow crust and yellow filling, topped with a dollop of whipped cream and a wedge of lemon.

Lemon Ooey Gooey Butter 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 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

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