1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 large egg 1/2 cup molasses 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1. Make the cake. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

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 ...

This dense, rich cake from Joan Aller's forthcoming cookbook, "Cider Beans, Wild Greens and Dandelion Jelly" (a collection of recipes from southern Appalachia due out in June), is remarkably easy to ...

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 ...

Making Apple Stack Cake has been a holiday tradition for my family and for many other mountain people for generations, and is ...

This dense, rich cake from Joan Aller's forthcoming cookbook, Cider Beans, Wild Greens and Dandelion Jelly, is remarkably easy to make, but incredibly flavorful. She says it is based on cakes ...

This dense, rich cake from Joan Aller's forthcoming cookbook, "Cider Beans, Wild Greens and Dandelion Jelly" (a collection of recipes from southern Appalachia due out in June), is remarkably easy to ...

Appalachian celebrations inspire a dense, rich cake from Joan Aller's cookbook, "Cider Beans, Wild Greens and Dandelion Jelly" (Andrews McMeel). The cake is remarkably easy to make, but incredibly ...