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sweet potato cake

Sweet Potato Cake with Caramel Icing

Local tubers enrich a bundt cake with flavor and sweetness, promising the perfect balance at the end of a fall meal.
Coca-Cola Cake

Coca-Cola Cake

Marissa Deal’s great aunt shared this Coca-Cola Cake recipe with the family on an old dog-eared index card.
caramel cake

Caramel Cake

University of South Alabama President Jo Bonner's cousin, Laura Marie, was noted for her excellent baking skills. This was one of her specialties.
pecan pie

Pecan Pie

For Southerners, it’s not Thanksgiving without one classic holiday dessert: pecan pie.
pound cake

Sour Cream Pound Cake

Houstonville's Augustine Houston was well known for her culinary prowess and always having this pound cake cooling on the stove.
strawberry crostata

Strawberry Crostata

A rustic strawberry crostata is perfectly imperfect. This recipe is simple for novice bakers to execute, yet taste as lovely as the most intricate pie.

Mobile Bay’s Top 10 Recipes of 2024

Enjoy this collection of some of the tastiest dishes and drinks featured in Mobile Bay this year. Bon appétit!

Carols and Wassail: A Church Street East Holiday Tradition

Christmas carols, wassail, and Southern hospitality bring joy to one historic Mobile neighborhood each December.

A Local Family’s Hanukkah Traditions

Family, friends and flickering lights are at the center of eight holy nights.

A Legacy of Lace Cookies

One family's 50-year-old cookie recipe makes holiday traditions sweeter.

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Mobile Bay Recipes

We sifted through more than 50 years of recipes to find the dishes every local cook should have in their repertoire.

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