With this special collector's edition of Southern Living Cakes & Pies, you can enjoy top-rated desserts for every season. Discover our best cheesecakes, brownies, icebox pies, pound cakes, and more!
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SL Cooking School • TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE SOUTH’S MOST TRUSTED KITCHEN
The Icing on the Cake • Six fantastic frostings and decorating techniques that will turn a boxed cake mix into a dessert fit for celebrating
My Big Mama’s Egg Pie • Forget sky-high desserts. For Jocelyn Delk Adams, author of the cookbook and blog Grandbaby Cakes, a much more sentimental and humble recipe takes center stage
Garden Party • Edible flowers turn simple cakes into showstoppers—no decorating skills required!
Layers of Love • Typical of great Southern recipes, these three cakes come with memorable stories and sweet reminders of home
One-Bowl Wonders • Have your cake (on a Wednesday) and eat it too. These single-layer desserts are as easy to whip up as any boxed mix whenever you’re in the mood for a little something sweet
Happy Little Easter • Sweet single-serving treats that will upstage any candy in your basket
Just Add Fizz • Southern bakers know that soft drinks have long been the key to some of our most beloved cake recipes. Author Toni Tipton-Martin delves into the history behind this sweet tradition
True Blue • For Test Kitchen Professional Pam Lolley, blueberries are full of sweet memories
Raising the Bar • Seven sweet ideas—from pecan pie bars to chocolate brownies—that are easy to make and fun to share
Chill Out • These cool and creamy icebox pies are everything you want in a dessert on a warm day
Never Better • It’s hard to improve upon beloved classic recipes, but that didn’t stop our Test Kitchen from whipping up these new creamy, dreamy takes
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