Old-Fashioned Apple Stack Cake – Recipe from the Hills

An old-fashioned apple stack cake sits on a glass platter with visible layers of cake and apple filling

The old-fashioned apple stack cake carries the full weight of Appalachian history. Mountain women passed it down one layer at a time. Each layer holds a tale of hard work, dried apples, and community bonds. The tradition began in cabins with dirt floors, where smoke from wood stoves clung to the rafters, and every cake … Read more