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 ...

Stack cake is the ultimate mountaineers' dessert -- a not too sweet, but satisfying and complexly flavored dessert made of 4-6 thin layers of molasses-tinged, biscuit-like cake covered with a dark, ...

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 ...

Preheat an oven to 350°F. You will need to make 6 cake layers, each of which will be divided in half. This is easiest to do if you have 6 (10-inch) spring form pans. Cut 6 circles of parchment paper ...

Apple stack cake is a traditional Southern Appalachian food whose purpose has changed over the years. “The story goes that the cakes were served as wedding cakes,” said Norma Idom, a volunteer ...

Now that Thanksgiving has passed, it's time to set aside any caloric anxiety, don the stretchy pants, and begin planning for the Christmas meal. Here's a hint. Apple Stack Cake should be on the menu.