A traditional Appalachian treat that arrived by way of Germany, recipes for stack cakes — a tower of thin biscuit-like dough layered with fruit filling — are hard to find in modern cookbooks. You ...

Both the folklore and history behind Appalachian stack cakes have always been a little romantic to me. The traditional dessert looks like a sky-high pile of thick pancakes spread with even thicker ...

Whether you stack together two cake layers or six, bringing any one of these showstopping cakes to the table is an act of pure joy. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than ...

Cook time: Depends on how big you want your stack. This recipe makes one 9-inch cake with six stacks. Three stacks were baked simultaneously for 10 to 12 minutes The filling (recipe below) takes about ...

When it comes to celebratory treats, layer cakes, well, “take the cake.” They stand tall on a cake stand, have the perfect combination of tender cake and smooth frosting, and are a good indicator that ...

It’s a tropical meringue and sorbet stack cake that’s loosely based on an Appalachian stack cake, which traditionally features layers of a rustic gingerbread-like cake and a spiced apple filling. This ...