| Soul food desserts follow the best southern recipes to | | | | crunchy texture. An excellent coffee cake if you drink |
| top off the best meals. The one layer cakes have the | | | | coffee. Also an excellent light snack also. |
| reputation as tasty, satisfying and light. I polled a sample | | | | 2. 7-Up Cake - This light cake has grown into a popular |
| of my readers on their favorite cakes. Many were | | | | soul food cake. As the name implies, 7up is added to |
| eaters and others were cooks who prided themselves | | | | the cake mix instead of water. This helps to make the |
| on baking these cakes. Of course those were the | | | | cake light and airy. The texture is similar to pound cake. |
| one's with the interesting stories and memory. | | | | It's shaped and baked in a bunt pan and topped with a |
| The memories of family gatherings accompanied by | | | | glaze or white frosting. |
| their cake creations filled their thoughts. Most of the | | | | 3. Lemon Jell-O Cake - This is another favorite with |
| cakes that finished at the top of the favorites list were | | | | readers who love the hint of tang plus the lightness of |
| the one layer or the sheet cake variety. But others | | | | the cake. This sheet cake is topped with a clear lemon |
| that received votes but finished lower on the list | | | | glaze that gives it just the right look and taste. People |
| mentioned the multi-layer cakes. These received | | | | love this cake because it's super simple to make and |
| fewer votes perhaps because they had more | | | | taste good. It's especially good right out of the oven |
| elaborate baking techniques than the 3 that finished at | | | | and topped with glaze. |
| the top of our voters list. For example, the 3 layer | | | | Cake is an all time favorite when it comes to soul food |
| chocolate and coconut cakes. | | | | recipes. These desserts represent celebration and |
| Here's a list of the top 3 soul food cakes voted by | | | | good times to those who consume them. Their |
| readers. | | | | simplicity encourages more people to try their hand at |
| 1. Sock-it-to-me Cake - This cake started out as an | | | | baking them and many have. These are beginners |
| excellent cake eaten for the holidays. But it has grown | | | | cakes. Some creative types even add their own |
| in popularity and now many people enjoy it all year. | | | | imagination to give the cakes their own unique touch or |
| The pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg gives it a tasty and | | | | signature. |