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Are You A True Southern Dessert Expert?

[Get the recipe.](https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/hummingbird-cake-recipe)

Hummingbird cake is a banana and pineapple spice cake with walnuts and cream cheese frosting.

What is this dessert called?

[Get the recipe.](https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/03/chess-pie-recipe.html)

Chess pie is a super simple pie made with eggs, butter, sugar, cornmeal, and sometimes vinegar.

[Get the recipe.](https://www.marthastewart.com/1164583/lane-cake)

Lane cake is a traditional layer cake spiked with a hearty amount of bourbon.

[Get the recipe.](https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pecan-tassies/)

Pecan tassies are essentially just miniature pecan pies.

[Get the recipe.](https://www.marthastewart.com/348641/mississippi-mud-pie-aka-muddy-mississippi-cake)

Mississippi mud pie typically consists of a chocolate crust and gooey chocolate sauce or filling.

[Get the recipe.](https://www.africanbites.com/new-orleans-beignet/)

Beignets are fried doughnuts typically topped with a generous amount of powdered sugar.

[Get the recipe.](https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/06/classic-icebox-cake-recipe.html)

An icebox cake is a layered dessert made with wafers and whipped cream.

Brush up on your Southern desserts and you'll be baking chess pie and hummingbird cake in no time!

You don't know much about Southern desserts

Keep studying up on your Southern desserts and you'll be an expert in no time.

You know a little bit about Southern desserts, but not a whole lot

You must live in the South — or you just _really_ love dessert!

You certainly know your Southern desserts

You're a true Southern dessert expert

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