From apple pie to grasshopper pie to even the banana split, these classic desserts are actually distinctly American, and originated somewhere in America.

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Sweet, fruit-filled, and iced with cream cheese frosting, hummingbird cake is very popular in the Southern United States. Its origins, however, are Caribbean.