Taste of the South

Editor’s Letter

was the first “fancy” cake recipe I ever made. I was 10 years old and my dad requested a hummingbird cake for his birthday. He loved this had paid off, but the cake was a hit. I made hummingbird cake so many times after that I memorized the recipe.

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