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 ...

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 ...

Note: In Southern Appalachia, the number of cake layers — in this case six — is considered a measure of the host’s popularity. 1/2 cup all-vegetable shortening 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...