Stack Cake

Stack cake is a traditional cake from the Appalachian region consisting of multiple cake layers, usually six to eight, that are layered with dried apples, apple preservers, or apple butter. Since the cake is quite dry, it needs to sit for at least a day so that it soaks up the filling and turns moist and succulent.

Several countries and places in the region claim to be the place of origin, the best-known one being Harrodsburg, Kentucky where the cake is said first to have appeared in 1774. An interesting fact is that due to the way that it’s prepared, it is often claimed that in the past this cake was commonly used as a wedding cake throughout the entire Appalachian region - each woman who attended the wedding was supposed to bring a layer, and the bride's family then assembled the full cake.