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GretchenB
September 24, 2014
Carmel cake with carmel icing is my favorite Southern dessert followed closely by peach cobbler.
Michele H.
September 24, 2014
Anything my Alabaman Grandmother made! But her homemade strawberry jam cookies are the best!
Marsha G.
September 24, 2014
Coconut cake, hands down. My stepgrandmother Louise was famous for her coconut cake. And I remember one time going to a local BBQ joint -- family owned, of course -- and I just intended to get some 'que, but I walked in and there was this absolutely gorge coconut layer cake under a cake dome on the counter with one slice cut out. I could smell the coconut and the butter through the glass. A son was working that day and he said his mother made all the desserts and that cake had just been made and put out that morning. I got the 'que and a cake slice to go 'cause I was on my lunch break, fully intending to eat everything back at my desk. But I could not resist the cake's siren call and ate the entire slice in my car right then and there. I was a bit late back from my lunch break, but it was so worth it!
Michele G.
September 24, 2014
Sliced peaches in milk for me. A bread pudding with bananas and a bourbon sauce, similar to the one served at Galatoire's, if I have guests.
Melissa
September 24, 2014
Since I'm already missing peaches, I'll have to say peach cobbler probably with a biscuit top, though I'm not going to turn down the pastry crust!
fiveandspice
September 24, 2014
Marian, you are a gifted reviewer!!!! You're making me want to buy all the books!
Stephanie
September 24, 2014
One of my earliest childhood food memories was my Grandmother's Lemon meringue pie. It was lemony and sweet with this unbelievable fluffy and light meringue on top that was slightly golden brown in spots. She only made it on the holidays and it was the quintessential southern dessert that brings back fond memories. Wish I had a piece right now. Sigh........
Jen R.
September 24, 2014
My southern grandmother wasn't big on desserts. But every year for my birthday she would make a fantastic lemon bundt cake. Served with a generous helping of macerated berries, it was the best thing ever.
Madeleine
September 24, 2014
One of my favorite desserts in general, which makes it great that it's also Southern is Carrot Cake with either Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting or Orange Cream Cheese Frosting. I always like to add extra cinnamon to the batter, walnuts, and raisins at times, but sometimes a simple "carrot" only cake is all I need :)
Leann
September 24, 2014
Sweet potato pie has to be my favorite. And cobblers! I'm due November 6th and have been craving all of the sweet things lately, so I just might have to add Hummingbird Cake too!
frog
September 24, 2014
My Great-Great-Aunt Melinda's Sweet Potato Bourbon Pie! I make it every year for Thanksgiving.
Gracie
September 24, 2014
Peach cobbler is so good I submitted the flavor for a promotion for Lay's chips. #nomnoms
Mary D.
September 24, 2014
I had a classmate from Florida who made what her family called peach cobbler, and it was one of the best things I ate in culinary school. After about my seventh serving, I questioned its name (it seems more like a cakey clafoutis to me), but I still can't get over how good it was.
Angela G.
September 24, 2014
Sweet tea pie! I mean, come on - it doesn't get more southern than that, does it? Sweet tea is literally the sweetest thing ever, but then, what the hell! Let's add MORE sugar and make it into a pie! I love it. What an ode to the South's awesome culture.
Tery
September 24, 2014
Peach Cobbler! or a great pound cake. So glad you listed his recipe - been looking for one to try. :)
Lesley S.
September 24, 2014
Can't pick between blackberry cobbler or buttermilk pie. This book looks amazing!
Julie M.
September 23, 2014
I love chess pie! (And I wanted to agree--Mr. Mims' article in Saveur about southern cakes was just beautiful. Can't wait to get the cookbook.)
sherrybakes
September 23, 2014
My favorite southern dessert would have to be banana pudding - with whipped cream, of course.
Zac
September 23, 2014
Banana pudding, hands down the best. From-scratch vanilla custard baked with ripe, not mushy, bananas always wins in my book. Plus, you can snack on/sample the extra wafers while bringing it all together.
Nina M.
September 23, 2014
I am a northerner who married a southern man. My MIL makes the best southern food! I can't choose between the chocolate peanut butter buckeyes, or Mountain Dew cake : )
Victoria S.
September 23, 2014
My favorite Southern dessert has got to be my great grandmother's caramel cake!
Catherine
September 23, 2014
My mother was the most fabulous NC cook and I remember every Christmas as a child my dad cracking open a coconut and hand shredding the meat for her coconut cake.. I can't wait to try this one.
Ben M.
September 24, 2014
Catherine, that's the only way to make a great coconut cake. What a fabulous tradition your family had! Please keep it going, and enjoy making cakes! :)
Tamara E.
September 23, 2014
My favorite Southern desert is...Peach Cobbler and a second runner up would be Buttermilk Chess Pie. These are the best deserts ever!!!
Kylie C.
September 23, 2014
My favorite is Blackberry Cobbler, love peach too... I'm so excited for you Ben Mims!
MJ
September 23, 2014
Easily my favourite is this chocolate fudge pudding my mom makes. Its cakebon top, and amazingly gooey and moist on the bottom. Set me up with a price of that and some vanilla ice cream and I'm good. :)
aargersi
September 23, 2014
Peach cobbler, which is fortuitous since you guys included a recipe! But I want a bite of HLA's pie, too
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