1. St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake
2. Hummingbird Cake
3. Mississippi Mud Cake
4. Texas Tornado Cake
5. Boston Cream Pie
6. Shoofly Pie
What it is: The signature dessert of the Pennsylvania Dutch or Amish, it's a simple (yet oddly addictive) mixture of molasses, sugar, flour, and butter. One of my favorites? Alton Brown's version.
Pictured above: Recipe here.
7. New England Apple Cider Cake
What it is: Granny Smiths packed into a buttery cake, then topped with cider glaze. This version is just one of dozens of New England-style desserts tied to the fruit — from apple cider donuts, to the old-fashioned apple pandowdy.
Pictured above: Recipe here.