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If you can 't find key lime juice, regular will do. Either way, this recipe is simple with decadent results. Eggs, condensed milk, and lime juice and rind make the filling that 's poured into a pastry shell and baked.

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Alaska Sheet Cake

Submitted by: Kim Sing

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Just like a Texas Sheet Cake, it uses the technique of boiling the water and butter, and it has a pecan frosting - but it's white instead of chocolate.

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Nasty Cake

Submitted by: michaelsgal85

Make a packaged devil's food cake, poke some holes in it, and smother the hot cake with a decadent, buttery syrup for a delicious, Southern treat.

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Phoenician's Key Lime Pie

Submitted by: Phoenician Gourmet

Home Town: Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Living In: North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Ground toasted almonds spike the crust of this delicious pie.

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Sweet Potato Pie I

Submitted by: COUGAAR

For this lovely pie, sweet potatoes are boiled, peeled and mashed together with butter, sugar, milk and eggs, then seasoned with nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.

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Pig Pickin' Cake

Submitted by: teri

Wonderful cake. Easy to make. Three layers topped with cool whip™ and pineapple. Got recipe from lady in Tennessee mountains

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Sweet Potato Bread I

Submitted by: Mary E. Crain

This will remind you of pumpkin bread, with its cinnamon, nutmeg and pecans. The flavor does differ, though, so be sure to give this recipe a try.

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