Stacking cakes isn’t just about piling layers—it’s a mix of science, structure, and style. From choosing the right sponge to adding proper support, small details make a huge difference. With the right ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

This dense, rich cake is from Joan Aller's forthcoming cookbook, Cider Beans, Wild Greens and Dandelion Jelly. The book, which is due in June from Andrews McMeel publishers, is a collection of recipes ...

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 ...