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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What's not to love about a classic, homestyle layer cake? It's a staple at birthdays and special celebrations, and there seems to be something ...

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 ...

The following excerpt is taken from The Southerner’s Cookbook: Recipes, Wisdom, and Stories by David DiBenedetto and the editors of Garden & Gun. The new cookbook, which goes on sale October 27, is by ...

How To Cake It Yolanda Gampp is stepping up the breakfast game! This delicious stack of giant blueberry pancakes is made of her classic vanilla cake filled with blueberry jam and maple syrup infused ...

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 ...

This old-fashioned stack cake with Appalachian apple butter filling is from a Paula Deen recipe. (Autumn Cruz/Sacramento Bee/MCT) Yield: 8 servings For cake: 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 1/2 cup ...