The most elaborate cakes you can bake tend to have multiple tiers, the better to show off elaborate decorations as well as incorporate different flavors. Before you start piling up the layers, though, ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the best things about any big country is all the regional recipes that provide unique windows into the local culture, and Tennessee stack cake is a classic example. Some of the unique regional ...

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 ...

At Stack’d Cake Studio, the customer directs how they want their cake built, much as they would a sub at a sandwich shop. But instead of provolone or Swiss on rye or wheat, they have a menu of sweet ...

Note: In Southern Appalachia, the number of cake layers — in this case six — is considered a measure of the host’s popularity. 1/2 cup all-vegetable shortening 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup ...