I just saw this. I am from the mountains of Tennessee. My Granny, Momma and I have made the stack cakes all my life. You are one of the few who make it as we did, rolling out the dough. We always used dried apples cooked up for our filling between the layers. These have always been considered your holidays cake . We spend 2 or 3 days making the cakes. Big family, lots of people to feed. I compliment you for a good job on our traditional cake.
I am not a cook. I eat food; I don't cook it. Yesterday, I made it, Mrs. Brown! I didn't burn it or anything! I thought it was going to be hard but you showed every step and I followed you on the computer. I had not had this cake since I was a child and my great-grandma made it for us. One taste and I was back in the country, crying like a baby. I could even smell the mountain air and the pine trees. I remember my great-grandpa looking at my great-grandma the way your husband looks at you. It's all love. Today, I'm going to make your chicken and dumplins. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us. God Bless You!
My aunt Ida would always cueing this cake when she visited . She knew it was my favorite. She passed away about 10 years ago. I never knew how she made it. I was so happy to see this recipe because it looks just like hers. I am going to try to make it it brings back dood memories of her. She taught me to quilt and crochet.thank you so much!
Let me tell you how powerful this cake is... I am 32 years old and I have only tasted this cake once in my life when I was 4. My great great grandmother made it and I still remember the cake and sitting in the kitchen eating it. I have been on a loooonnngggg hunt for the recipe and until today never found anything remotely close to it. She called it an applesauce stack cake (we lived right outside of Asheville, NC in the mountains) but I feel certain she used apple butter because that was a staple growing up. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to make this video because now I can share this with my own kids.
I think this is the old receipt from my childhood that our family lost when Aunt Annie passed. She made me a stake cake 13 layers high for my thirteenth birthday! I miss her so much!👍❤️
Mrs. Brown where have you been all my life. I have been a professional chef for several years and have just started cooking for the Elderly in an Assisted Living Facility. I have tried all my fancy stuff and they love it but I keep getting requests for the basic simple things that they made or had when they were cooking. This is exactly it. I am so glad I found this.
I am sure your residents would absolutely love this cake. It may be simple and basic, but, goodness, it's labor-intensive! Then if you add the work of making apple butter (or peach butter)the effort is even greater! If you can do all this for your residents it would be amazing! But you have three meals a day to produce for them. I would go for a lazy-daisy cake -- I think they'd like that too, and it would take a tiny fraction of the time! Another time I'd make a stack of large crepes and layer them. Not the same, but still multi-layered, and, again, a fraction of the time! One more idea: make a Danish apple cake. You layer apple sauce with breadcrumbs fried on a pan with butter and sugar. Cover all of these cakes with freshly whipped real cream, and you'll get no complaints!
Don Fenton The residents love, love, love egg custard pie and homemade tomato sandwiches straight from the garden. Bless you for thinking of their pleasures.
Love your baking! Do you have an old recipe for pound cake... i got one about 58 yrs ago from an elderly woman in Indiana and i believe she said it had a pound of everything??? It was delicious... of course i lost the recipe LOL
My aunt Edith that lived in KY she did a version of this. She had double or so the amount of dough you had she always did like 10 or more layers. She said when her 13 kids where growing up she did a layer per child. This brings back memories. She was really good at cutting round cakes in like 16 or 20 slices
My grandma made this using the apples she'd air dehydrated. It's kinda like a tea cake dough. She made them on special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Love, love, love her stack cake. She used apple butter but she also added some of the dried apples chopped small into the apple butter.
Hi from Canada! I found your recipe for 'stacked cake' very interesting. In Manitoba we have a big Icelandic population and they bake something that is very similar. It is called vinarterta. Same type of cake. Six cookie type layers but in between there is a prune paste filling. The cake is wrapped and kept to 'cure' for three days. Again it is served at Christmas. I guess each area of the world has a variation of some foods. Keep up the great work. Now I am going to binge on the rest of your videos.
Thank you for doing this video. I was told that my Mother's Grandma (Granny) made this cake. My Mom passed away not too long ago (whom I adored) and making this cake will put us back into the kitchen together. She was a great cook and I loved spending time with her cooking, tasting and remembering all the special women who came before -- making us who we are today. I will let you know how it turned out. HUGS!
Your videos make me so happy. As a young woman who's mother never cooked and grand mothers passed away before I was of age to learn, I feel like I'm just hanging out with you in your kitchen and you're teaching me our old family recipes. Even though we aren't kin, I still feel close to you and your lovely family. God bless. My children and husband have been eating good since I found your channel. ❤ much love from Louisiana.
I, too, am as much a fain as the others. You take us back to a simple way of life. Nice to realize we still can have a taste treat like this. It sure would be nice to have a cozy kitchen like yours. And it would be lovely to meet you and your husband. Loved the sketch of the two of you. Best wishes!
Ms Lori - my goodness. I'm so glad I found your channel. It's so much like my Nanny, her way of teaching us grandkids how to cook, the accent, the way you put things aside as you work so they don't get in the way. It's so comforting since I lost my Nanny seven years ago. She did things like this every year, on Easter and Christmas. I'm sharing with my cousins now. Thank you! (A GenXer who needs her Nanny)
My daughter used a stack cake for her wedding cake. We used a doily and put a powdered sugar pattern on top of the cake. The wedding was under the trees at our family home place outside in August ( so a regular cake would have melted). We actually had several stack cakes of assorted flavors for guests and there was none left!
Sounds heavenly! What a beautiful way to have a wedding filled with treasures and recipe’s w history. Congratulations and blessings to the happy couple.
What a beautiful southern lady! My Mamaw in Enterprise, Kentucky used to make this stack cake with Apple butter 😍💜 absolutely brought tears to my eyes. Precious memories ❣️ Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes!!!!! God bless you and your sweet disposition.
Love your kitchen. My dad’s favorite cake was apple stack cake. He was Mr. Brown too his family was from your way too. Granny made the thinnest layers ever and I couldn’t tell you how many layers but it was a lot. After she passed another little lady in our community would make daddy one for his birthday every year. So, thank you because I didn’t have a recipe.
My great grandmother made this in Cracker's Neck in Big Stone Gap (VA), and the tiniest grating of fresh nutmeg is requisite for our family (but I won't yuck anybody's yum, if you don't like nutmeg). I make it 2-3 times a year with 1 lb dried apples or 1 lb dried white peaches for my fruit butter. If I am making a peach butter, I use a dash of almond extract in the cake dough (the same with my peach pie filling, when peaches are in season). LOVE YOUR KITCHEN!!!!! I also loved watching you two enjoy it at the end.
My Grandma lived near Hazard, Kentucky and she made this cake and it was wonderful to watch this. She always made it with sweet applesauce. I love this and enjoy watching you and Mr. Brown.
🌺Hello, I’m a new subscriber from Kent in England and I must say I love your channel,and really adore your kitchen it reminds me of my childhood when I visited my nana who lived in the country and her kitchen was very much like yours absolutely crammed with goodies and pots and pans etc.so now I’m sitting here with a cup of tea ☕️ and browsing your wonderful channel.👍🏽🌺Take care.
I was thinking something similar Elaine Bonfeild, how only certain parts of the US carry on traditions from the British Isles and Appalachia is one of them. My English friend's grandmother baked like this. And the hominess of the kitchen was so lovely and this lady's presentation was so nice.
Hi, I'm from Kent UK but live in Northumberland now and I have found this channel very comforting ad the kitchen reminds me of my Nana's cottage in Wales !
I grew up in KY and have lived on the west coast for 27 years, I almost cried when I watched your video! My mamaw made these every Christmas when I was little. She called it wedding cake and said when she was little and there was a wedding each woman in the family would make a layer.
jarringcreations my husband’s family in eastern KY calls it fruit cake and we also have it every Christmas. I taught myself to make it trial by error a few years ago then finally was able to get the actual recipe from his grandmother.
I can remember how delicious they were and how rich! I made some apple butter this year so I might give this a try. I miss good appalachian food. I love the authentic Mexican food we have here but nothing holds a candle to southern cuisine! @@NaturallyNC
Mrs. Brown, thank you...just loved this relaxed down-to-earth cooking lesson...reminds me of learning to cook with my female relatives. Thank you. And I love Mr. Brown too, he is very sweet.
I recently found you on RUclips and am ever so glad I did! This food is like my Mom and grandparents made - the best tasting food ever from deep in the mountains of Kentucky. My great aunt Tressie made delicious apple stack cakes and I have her recipe. I made it first when I was about 15 to surprise my parents for dinner. It turned out really good but I dirtied every pan in the kitchen I think. Aunt Tressie’s recipe calls for more, very thin layers. We pat the dough out by hand in a cast iron skillet to bake it. Yours looks delicious too. Thank you for keeping this cooking style alive! Btw, the first think I learned how to make was cornbread. I was small enough that I had to stand on a chair to reach the sink. We made a pone almost every day. Milk and bread is the best evening snack.
My mother has always talked fondly about these cakes. Her grandmother would make them for the family before I was even a figment of imagination. So glad you you've shared your recipe. Time to cook something up from my mother's childhood. I'm excited to surprise her, and my aunt and uncle, with Stack Cakes this holiday season!
Thank you for showing this recipe. The only time I had stack cake was at my grandmother's in Tennessee at Christmas. She still cooked on a old wood stove and would not have anything else. I never knew what it was called. She put Apple butter in hers. God bless you Mrs. Brown.
I just love to watch you bake. You make rolling out dough look so easy and I know it’s an art. As with anything, it just takes practice. Your soothing voice and ease with baking, and in the kitchen in general, is therapy for me.
Loridiane Brown you ate a gift. I’m a California girl and I believed I have missed out on the history and tried-and-true Southern state of mind. I am absolutely making this cake exactly how you presented and of course freshly hand whipped cream served along side. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with the rest of the world. This is what makes the internet fantastic (for a change)
@@dannybrown5217 That place reminds me of home, back in the hills of Old Virginia. My Grandmother used to make these cakes when I was a youngster. Take Care, Stay Safe, Be Well, Mac
Elegant Homestead, Me too! All the Whippoorwill Holler recipes look killer! I live on a New England farm so we don't hear too much about all these wonderful southern dishes. Cant wait to try 'em all!
Ol' Tennessee hillbilly here! It's probably been twenty years since I made a stack cake, but I could never beat my Great Aunt Carrie's 7 layer stack cake...I don't think she even measured! Also loved her peanut butter pinwheels and Divinity! Your's really took me back! Ain't many folks cook like you do anymore.
Mrs. Brown, I love seeing you make this!! It is the first video I've ever seen of someone making it. This cake has been legendary in my family going back well over one hundred years at least and most likely more. I grew up watching and learning to make it from my grandmother who learned from my great grandmother who was born in 1882. Recipes passed down thru generations of time that we cherish today. I love your easy laid back style of how you cook and bake. Thank you for making the video to share with others.
Watching you make that stack cake is inspiring me to try one of my own. Kind of reminds me of an orange lemon refrigerator cake that I used to make. Same idea of stacking thin layers of cake, but with a cooked lemon orange and sometimes crushed pineapple filling between, and all over and around the sides. It would be best to let it sit overnight to cool through and let the flavors blend. Just before serving, I would “Frost” it with whipped cream and everyone loved it.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown, your lives look very PEACEFUL and UNIFIED. You reminds me of the simple, hard working life-style of my parents. We grew and raised our foods and meats. My daddy, especially, would not eat out at restaurants and fast foods. Your channel makes me feel like a youngster again. I never heard of "STAKE CAKE". My Mother baked the best MOLASSES BREAD that I can not duplicate. WISH I COULD VISIT YOUR BEAUTIFUL and PEACEFUL HOMESTEAD! CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, FIRST !!!
I grew up in the mountains of Kentucky. I'm so happy to find someone with a recipe for stack cake! I haven't been able to find one since our neighbor passed away many years ago. Thank you so much! Love from Kentucky!!
I was born & raised in kentucky & haven't had stack cake in forever! I'm so happy to get this recipe....& I'm gonna make as soon as I get to the store & get the ingredients 😁
Hello,I'm a new fan.My name is Patricia Corn .I am 66 years old and I was born in Texarkansa Ark. I 've lived in Brevard N.C. since I was 6 years old. I remember alot though of my Grandmothers home and her churning butter,the baby chickens,pigs and that oil well that to me looked like a duck going up and down picking up food.We went underground at some point when a storm came. I am going to try this stack cake. The last 2 or 3 days your channel is all I watch I really enjoy it.I'm going to try alot of your receipts.I crochet alot and sew too.I'm not as good as I use to be.You remind me of me
Patricia Corn: Hi Patricia -- I have visited Brevard many times. My sons went to a camp there in the early 1980's and thoroughly enjoyed their experiences. It's such a beautiful part of the country! 🌲🌲🌳🌲
@@kayspence759 Good Morning Kay ,I'm so glad to hear you have been in this area.Yes there are lots of camps here.I've been living here since 1959.Alot of things have came and gone since,the train depot,cotton mill,drive in,skating rink . Nice talking to you,got to go to the grocery store.....Pat
I just found your channel. I am in heaven! Your recipes are divine, I love your personality and smile and I am filled with nostalgic, weepy eyes when I see your kitchen. My gramma's kitchen was nearly identical. You represent everything that is good about our world. Thank you so much! Liked and subscribed.
I'm Southwest Virginia born and bred. Coal Miners Daughter and love your channel. My mama and Mamaw made a lot of these. Thank you for the memories...💖💖
New subscriber here! Stumbled across your channel this morning and just want to say what a pleasure it is to not have to struggle to hear you over the usual kitchen noise, i.e., mixers, blenders, bowl & utensil “banging”. Love the Quality of your video! I can hear YOU and not be distracted by all the “kitchen” noise so prevalent in most cooking videos! Thank you for joining the RUclips family!
I have a heavy ceramic blue paisley bowl that was my great grandmas. She made bread etc etc. We figured it must be 120-130 years old. Every time I open that cupboard door I see the beautiful bowl. My dad tells me to use it but I just ca'n't. Now mom and dad are gone but I have my bowl and great memories We believed in the Lord and the love was bountiful in our family. Thank you Lord for my believing parents who taught me.love.
Thanks for this video! WV here, and happy to see you make this family favorite, I've made stack cakes for years, not too many people make those these days. My recipe is slightly different and makes 2 - 10" - 6 or 7 layer cakes but they are so good! My neighbor once tried to see how many layers she could get, after about 7 layers it started to slip and slide, lol. Love watching you cook and sharing some old time ways. 💗
I am from KY, and I have seen people use toothpicks to hold it in place. I am told that years ago, they would have used broom straw if it started slipping while curing; it would be so moist that the broom straw would have slid through the layers quite easily--inserting it, and pulling it out before serving. In my mind, I can imagine women baking this over the fire in an iron skillet for Christmas or special occasions. It would be time-consuming to do only one or 2 layers at a time; the fire was not big, and people did not have specialty pans. Meanwhile, they were preparing dinner, washing clothes in the tub, darning socks, piecing a quilt, caring for children, stringing apples to dry, weeding the garden, etc. Thank you for making this stack-cake!
Mrs. Lori, I just love watching you work in the kitchen, no matter what you're making. I grew up with a mother and grandmother that didn't cook, so this is like being a kid sitting on a stool in a kitchen and watching Mom cook. And I have to tell you, I'm 64 years old, so it's just never to late to be a kid. While I watch you, I keep trying to sneak little peeks at all the pretty collectibles in your kitchen. I love the Primitive decor. When you need to make a video and don't have time to cook, would you take us on a tour of all the decorations in your kitchen please? That would be fun. Thanks so much and God bless. Shelley
Hi Lori, Thank you SO much for sharing this recipe. This is the most interesting cake I have ever seen!! And I loved watching you and Mr. Brown enjoying it at your kitchen table. That was so sweet - it was like I was with the both of you! Love, Mary
This cake looks SOOO good!!! I haven't had apple butter since I was a kid... I know what I'm gonna add to my grocery list right now... You have such a warm and soothing voice... Whenever I need to calm down this hurried crazy life, I always listen to your channel, whether it is cooking or planting... it does the trick...
💓💓💓Ohhhh how your channel brings warmth, love, good recipes and memories of the good ole days! I love the Appalachian Mountains! I'm a VA country girl and I love them there mountains! It's so nice to get away from the cities and run to the country for peace and relaxation. You gotta love the kindness from country folk who still wave "hello" and speak to anyone with kindness and a smile. Country folk know how to make a delicious home cooked meal with 3 ingredients in the cupboard and survive during the rough times! 😊😍❤❤❤
Can I move in with you and your husband? I lived in North Carolina for 14 years and just listen to the two of you talk makes me feel like I’m back there again in the wonderful south. Your kitchen looks so warm and inviting and your food looks absolutely divine! God bless you both!
What a blessing to stumble across this video today. I am from Northeastern Kentucky and my paternal grandmother made stack cakes every year at Christmas. Your video jars loose some very dear and oh so precious memories of Mamaw in the kitchen, mixing up all that dough, making layer after layer of the cakes, the aroma, the chitter chattering of adults moving in and out of the kitchen, and, bless her precious and patient heart, the never ceasing questions and comments from a be-speckled little girl who loved and admired her more than ever could be told. I remember her soaking those dried apples to rehydrate them and the sauce she made to cook them. How much fun it was to be with her and her “country ways”. You see, she grew up in Sitka, KY, which as far as I can tell, was the next “holler” over from Butcher Holler, home to Loretta Lynn, the now famous, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Mrs. Brown, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful kitchen and this deliciousness which comes with it. It has been a much needed reminder of my beloved Mamaw and so many precious memories of my times with her.
So happy to "find" you on YT, my Appalachian grandma used to make this too, using dried apples that she soaked. Her cake was kind of like thick spicy pancakes. Thank you for sharing this on here, I never knew how my Grandma made her stack cake. She was from a small community near Asheville. When you talked about your granddad not liking frosted cakes, my grandad was the same. My grandma made biscuits and cornbread every evening for supper. They always called it a 'cake of cornbread' and she made it a little sweet. Once they finished eating, my granddad would put molasses or syrup or honey (whatever they had) on top of a piece of cornbread and butter, and eat it for dessert with a hot cup of coffee. Every night. What great memories I have of them. Thank you.
Dear lady , you are killing me with all the good cooking . My grandma , that raised me , made those stack cakes , she always used dried apples .when she made one she would put it back in her pantry for about two days . She said to let it mellow . It was so hard to wait for that good stack cake . You have brought back a lot of memories. Thank you , my friend . Blessings and love from Indiana .
My mom and I love your you tube channel. My granddad was from the mountains in NC and my Mom says all the time how she misses those mountains. Your channel reminds her of the simple living of her grandmother. God bless to you and Mr. Brown we love you guys.
Remember buying these from my church Sister Dorothy Baker in Hurley Va when my children were babies. Was browsing RUclips for old-fashion stack cake, saw your video. Loved it!! Gonna make one this weekend. Thank you
My grandfather baked biscuits every morning. Once in the oven he'd wake Granny, "Momma, biscuits are in the oven and I'm headed to the barn to milk." If they had no buttermilk or soured milk they used vinegar to clabber milk. Give me a call the next time you make that cake. I'll bring the coffee. BTW, the aluminum cake pedelstal carries so much nostalgia it may be almost as sweet as the molasses in the cake. Thank you so much for this video. I wanted to skip through to get the high points and see the results but I found myself soothed by watching. Blessings.
Hello from Iowa, I have been home all week with Covid-19 , I believe I have had the privilege to watch all your videos on you tube today. What a blessing. I can say that I didn’t watch all your canning videos, but everything else was a blessing. My grandma and grandpa retired from the Big Smith overall factory in Oskaloosa Iowa, then moved to Bentonville Arkansas. Spent s lot of time down in that great State. God bless.🙏
My grandma used to use a towel to roll out homemade noodles, I loved the texture that the towel gave the noodles! I’m loving your channel, I love canning, gardening and anything old fashioned and homemade! 💕💕
I am from South Louisiana. We make something called a “gateau de sirop”. Which translates into syrup cake. Ours is made with a certain Louisiana made molasses that is a very thin molasses and quite delicious. We also made ours with a whole quart of preserved figs. It is by far the best cake I’ve ever eaten in my life and it’s very similar to this recipe. It is not made in layers, it is one thick sheet cake with no icing. Believe me, it doesn’t need it! Much love and God bless!!
I don't know what drew me to your page but I'm a 40 year old who knows nothing about cooking and basically eats out everyday there's something about the simple life you live that is enviable and wonderful to watch you and your husband are adorable keep it up
Ms Lori, that look so delicious, never heard of stack cake, tfs. I do know nothing like molasses, butter and biscuits, and everything is better with butter. Proud to be a southern country girl, blessings sweet lady ❤
My family are all from Hendersonville ,Tenn. Just lost my 98 yr old grandma boy am I going to miss all that incredible home-made southern cooking. There's just nothing like it. My favorite things is that everything is cooked in bacon fat ,bacon fat makes everything better. Also after ever dinner some wonderful dessert usually with some kind of fruit picked from the farm. Thank goodness all these recipes have been handed down.
@@KellyeR1970 I agree with you nothing like southern cooking, been eating it all my life. I love fried corn, pinto beans, crackling cornbread and sliced ripe tomato. Thanks for the comment, blessings
Greetings from Texas! Looks soooo good. I first heard of stack cakes on the TV program Moonshiners. Been wanting to try them ever since. Love your kitchen. It’s so homey looking and inviting!! Thanks for the recipe!! You are a joy to listen to. I’m originally from NC and you sound like my peeps!! 😘
Really enjoyed watching this video with my wife this afternoon while eating lunch. It brought back memories of my Nanny's stack cake. Of course she used applesauce. I never had thought of using apple butter. My wife and I can't wait to try this receipt out!
Hi beautiful sis, i loved watching you make your stack cake, it looks soo yummy! i haven't got much of a sweet tooth so this cake with icing really appeals to me! especially with the cream!! When you were talking about the molasses it took me back to when i was a kid...my memory can smell it....my dad trained greyhounds and used to add blackstrap molasses in their food as it's really good for them. My father in law trained racehorses and once a week he fed them a hot molasses and bran mash...the horses loved it!! The unmistakable aroma used to fill the stable yard. If you wanted to fancy the cake up you could pipe some cream on top then lightly drizzle some molasses on top!? Yummy 😋 Thanks for inviting us into your gorgeous little kitchen today. love you Mrs Lori xxxxx
Thank you for the wonderful story, my sweet sister, we feed a grain here to horses that has molasses in it, it does smell good, Thank you for your support, love you !, xoxoxo
Y'all are so sweet sitting at the table enjoying your cake...Reminds me of spending time with my precious grandma and grandpa when I was a child. They are both resting with Jesus now, but I know they would have enjoyed this delicious looking cake. God bless you both!
My best friend's dad was telling me about stack cakes a few years ago. He kept saying how much he would love to have one. Now I can surprise him with one! Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! My dad is from the mountains of NC, though I've never had a stack cake...I love ginger and molasses together and I will definitely try to make this one!
My mother that passed at age 99 in 1994 would make from scratch many layers about 10 to 12 and put orange as the fruit in between layers She at age 93 caught the city bus to a nursing home where her deceased sisters disabled child lived. The staff loved her cake. Actually it was so delicious and moist. I’m 90 now and will make her orange layered cake today. Lori you bring back such wonderful memories of bygone years. I enjoy all your videos.
I couldn’t believe your video popped up,this morning. I was talking to my cousin last night, who lives in KY, if she remembered old time stack cake with dried apples. God Bless you for sharing this. Just warm loving memories of my childhood. Can I come and live with you. Haaaa.
I love your videos ❤ So much fun to watch from the kitchen to the table and you & Mr.Brown enjoying the results. You two are the real deal, so refreshing and wonderful to see people still love with each other after all those years. My Husband and I have been married forty years. I'm a School Bus driver ok 24 years and he's a diesel mechanic of 43 years. So glad I came across your RUclips Videos. They are just so sweet❤
I enjoyed your video very much. It brought back sweet memories of my Aunt Vanna. She used to make these and I would "help"her as a little girl. She also made one like this with a rich chocolate sauce. Heavenly!!! It was so hard to wait for the day or so that the cakes needed to soak up the toppings.
The Happy Tears are flowing! My grandmother raised me and she made that cake the same way. I'm now 65, and I could smell and taste that as you were baking. THANK YOU.
Stack cake looks delicious. My stepmom is from Appalachian area of Kentucky. She made this once and it was so yummy. I love hearing stories from my stepmom and learning from her. I can’t wait to call her and tell her about your show. She doesn’t have internet so can’t watch utube. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber from Tennessee
Your use of a biscuit cloth or tea towel is what I use and so did all my family. When you mentioned molasses and a hot biscuit reminds why country living ,there’s nothing like it. I’m a Sorghum syrup lover, molasses’s slightly weaker cousin. So I’ll be making that tonight for supper! Loved and subscribed!
My mother in law came from Jamestown Tennessee and she made this cake with dried apples and my family loved it. But we never got her recipe I think this may be it. Thank you so much!!! Her grandsons will be so happy!!!!
My family is from Hazard Kentucky. My mother made this cake every year for our family. She died in 2001. Your video brought back fond memories. I’ll be trying this recipe soon. Great video. I definitely subscribed. Keep up the good recipes and videos.
This looks amazing. I don't know what you mean when you say it doesn't look pretty, all I see is something homemade, homegrown and from the heart. I will be making this soon for my boys. Thank you for the recipe!
My granny made stack cake with dried apples...have not had that in many, many years. May have to try it myself. Thank you ! Forgot to mention I grew up in the Appalachian hills of NE GA.
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I just saw this. I am from the mountains of Tennessee. My Granny, Momma and I have made the stack cakes all my life. You are one of the few who make it as we did, rolling out the dough. We always used dried apples cooked up for our filling between the layers. These have always been considered your holidays cake . We spend 2 or 3 days making the cakes. Big family, lots of people to feed. I compliment you for a good job on our traditional cake.
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I am not a cook. I eat food; I don't cook it. Yesterday, I made it, Mrs. Brown! I didn't burn it or anything! I thought it was going to be hard but you showed every step and I followed you on the computer. I had not had this cake since I was a child and my great-grandma made it for us. One taste and I was back in the country, crying like a baby. I could even smell the mountain air and the pine trees. I remember my great-grandpa looking at my great-grandma the way your husband looks at you. It's all love. Today, I'm going to make your chicken and dumplins. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us. God Bless You!
This was my daddy's favorite. I cab remember the smell of the apples on the screened in back porch drying. Even after 57 years I remember the smell
My aunt Ida would always cueing this cake when she visited . She knew it was my favorite. She passed away about 10 years ago. I never knew how she made it. I was so happy to see this recipe because it looks just like hers. I am going to try to make it it brings back dood memories of her. She taught me to quilt and crochet.thank you so much!
Let me tell you how powerful this cake is... I am 32 years old and I have only tasted this cake once in my life when I was 4. My great great grandmother made it and I still remember the cake and sitting in the kitchen eating it. I have been on a loooonnngggg hunt for the recipe and until today never found anything remotely close to it. She called it an applesauce stack cake (we lived right outside of Asheville, NC in the mountains) but I feel certain she used apple butter because that was a staple growing up. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to make this video because now I can share this with my own kids.
I love apple butter. And my grandma from Kentucky made dried apple fritters.
I think this is the old receipt from my childhood that our family lost when Aunt Annie passed. She made me a stake cake 13 layers high for my thirteenth birthday! I miss her so much!👍❤️
Mrs. Brown where have you been all my life. I have been a professional chef for several years and have just started cooking for the Elderly in an Assisted Living Facility. I have tried all my fancy stuff and they love it but I keep getting requests for the basic simple things that they made or had when they were cooking. This is exactly it. I am so glad I found this.
Thank you Don, xoxoxo
I as well cook in an Assisted Living community and I love using old school recipes like this. Thanks for sharing you’re knowledge!
I am sure your residents would absolutely love this cake. It may be simple and basic, but, goodness, it's labor-intensive! Then if you add the work of making apple butter (or peach butter)the effort is even greater! If you can do all this for your residents it would be amazing! But you have three meals a day to produce for them. I would go for a lazy-daisy cake -- I think they'd like that too, and it would take a tiny fraction of the time! Another time I'd make a stack of large crepes and layer them. Not the same, but still multi-layered, and, again, a fraction of the time! One more idea: make a Danish apple cake. You layer apple sauce with breadcrumbs fried on a pan with butter and sugar. Cover all of these cakes with freshly whipped real cream, and you'll get no complaints!
Don Fenton The residents love, love, love egg custard pie and homemade tomato sandwiches straight from the garden. Bless you for thinking of their pleasures.
Love your baking! Do you have an old recipe for pound cake... i got one about 58 yrs ago from an elderly woman in Indiana and i believe she said it had a pound of everything??? It was delicious... of course i lost the recipe LOL
My Dad's favorite cake was an apple stack cake. I used to make it for him. He lived to almost 99 years and passed last June. Love your recipes.
My aunt Edith that lived in KY she did a version of this. She had double or so the amount of dough you had she always did like 10 or more layers. She said when her 13 kids where growing up she did a layer per child. This brings back memories. She was really good at cutting round cakes in like 16 or 20 slices
My grandma made this using the apples she'd air dehydrated. It's kinda like a tea cake dough. She made them on special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Love, love, love her stack cake. She used apple butter but she also added some of the dried apples chopped small into the apple butter.
Yummy! Xoxoxo
Hi from Canada! I found your recipe for 'stacked cake' very interesting. In Manitoba we have a big Icelandic population and they bake something that is very similar. It is called
vinarterta. Same type of cake. Six cookie type layers but in between there is a prune paste filling. The cake is wrapped and kept to 'cure' for three days. Again it is served at Christmas. I guess each area of the world has a variation of some foods. Keep up the great work. Now I am going to binge on the rest of your videos.
Sounds like a wonderful tradition
Thank you for doing this video. I was told that my Mother's Grandma (Granny) made this cake. My Mom passed away not too long ago (whom I adored) and making this cake will put us back into the kitchen together. She was a great cook and I loved spending time with her cooking, tasting and remembering all the special women who came before -- making us who we are today. I will let you know how it turned out. HUGS!
Your videos make me so happy. As a young woman who's mother never cooked and grand mothers passed away before I was of age to learn, I feel like I'm just hanging out with you in your kitchen and you're teaching me our old family recipes. Even though we aren't kin, I still feel close to you and your lovely family. God bless. My children and husband have been eating good since I found your channel. ❤ much love from Louisiana.
Jennifer your words fill my heart, so happy! Thank you so much!, God Bless xoxoxo
I, too, am as much a fain as the others. You take us back to a simple way of life. Nice to realize we still can have a taste treat like this. It sure would be nice to have a cozy kitchen like yours. And it would be lovely to meet you and your husband. Loved the sketch of the two of you. Best wishes!
Hannah Rose 👍🏻
How are you doing by the way
Ms Lori - my goodness. I'm so glad I found your channel. It's so much like my Nanny, her way of teaching us grandkids how to cook, the accent, the way you put things aside as you work so they don't get in the way. It's so comforting since I lost my Nanny seven years ago. She did things like this every year, on Easter and Christmas. I'm sharing with my cousins now.
Thank you! (A GenXer who needs her Nanny)
Oh gosh TJ makes my heart happy , my grandkids call me nanny, and I bet your nanny was a great cook! God Bless,xoxoxo
At the end, you and Mr. Brown melted my heart. I pray that I have that one day, you two are adorable. Thank you for letting us into your kitchen ❤️
Oh you will, the Bible tells you the meaning of love, that's what you look for in a man, God Bless,xoxoxo
@@WhippoorwillHoller I have found that also with my husband. 21 years married this coming November!
My daughter used a stack cake for her wedding cake. We used a doily and put a powdered sugar pattern on top of the cake. The wedding was under the trees at our family home place outside in August ( so a regular cake would have melted). We actually had several stack cakes of assorted flavors for guests and there was none left!
That sounds beautiful! I love a recipe that has so much history, xoxoxo
Sounds heavenly! What a beautiful way to have a wedding filled with treasures and recipe’s w history. Congratulations and blessings to the happy couple.
What a beautiful southern lady! My Mamaw in Enterprise, Kentucky used to make this stack cake with Apple butter 😍💜 absolutely brought tears to my eyes. Precious memories ❣️ Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes!!!!! God bless you and your sweet disposition.
Thank you, God Bless you, xoxoxo
Love your kitchen. My dad’s favorite cake was apple stack cake. He was Mr. Brown too his family was from your way too. Granny made the thinnest layers ever and I couldn’t tell you how many layers but it was a lot. After she passed another little lady in our community would make daddy one for his birthday every year. So, thank you because I didn’t have a recipe.
Thank you for the wonderful story! God Bless xoxoxo
My great grandmother made this in Cracker's Neck in Big Stone Gap (VA), and the tiniest grating of fresh nutmeg is requisite for our family (but I won't yuck anybody's yum, if you don't like nutmeg). I make it 2-3 times a year with 1 lb dried apples or 1 lb dried white peaches for my fruit butter. If I am making a peach butter, I use a dash of almond extract in the cake dough (the same with my peach pie filling, when peaches are in season). LOVE YOUR KITCHEN!!!!! I also loved watching you two enjoy it at the end.
Thank you so much, and I love your recipe, sounds wonderful, God Bless,xoxoxo
@@WhippoorwillHoller I came back to this, and I agree with you at 28:29 - y'all need some black coffee with that stack cake!!!!!!!
My Grandma lived near Hazard, Kentucky and she made this cake and it was wonderful to watch this. She always made it with sweet applesauce. I love this and enjoy watching you and Mr. Brown.
🌺Hello, I’m a new subscriber from Kent in England and I must say I love your channel,and really adore your kitchen it reminds me of my childhood when I visited my nana who lived in the country and her kitchen was very much like yours absolutely crammed with goodies and pots and pans etc.so now I’m sitting here with a cup of tea ☕️ and browsing your wonderful channel.👍🏽🌺Take care.
Oh, Elaine, this humbles me so much, makes my heart happy, thank you so much! Xoxoxo
Elaine, same here... right down to my Nana 💕
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Elaine Bonfield
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I was thinking something similar Elaine Bonfeild, how only certain parts of the US carry on traditions from the British Isles and Appalachia is one of them. My English friend's grandmother baked like this. And the hominess of the kitchen was so lovely and this lady's presentation was so nice.
Hi, I'm from Kent UK but live in Northumberland now and I have found this channel very comforting ad the kitchen reminds me of my Nana's cottage in Wales !
I grew up in KY and have lived on the west coast for 27 years, I almost cried when I watched your video! My mamaw made these every Christmas when I was little. She called it wedding cake and said when she was little and there was a wedding each woman in the family would make a layer.
Awe, your making me tear up, that's a true story, each woman would put thier own layer of love, isn't that so beautiful, God Bless,xoxoxo
jarringcreations my husband’s family in eastern KY calls it fruit cake and we also have it every Christmas. I taught myself to make it trial by error a few years ago then finally was able to get the actual recipe from his grandmother.
I can remember how delicious they were and how rich! I made some apple butter this year so I might give this a try. I miss good appalachian food. I love the authentic Mexican food we have here but nothing holds a candle to southern cuisine! @@NaturallyNC
Me too My granny use to make this...I love simple foods. Good memories.
jarringcreations awww that's so sweet and sounds like a wonderful tradition especially for a wedding
Mrs. Brown, thank you...just loved this relaxed down-to-earth cooking lesson...reminds me of learning to cook with my female relatives. Thank you. And I love Mr. Brown too, he is very sweet.
That looks really yummy! The Appalachian cousin of a torte cake. I'd never heard of this cake before. Thank you for sharing this.
This northern girl from Minnesota just subscribed! I can share my hotdish and Jello salad recipes! 😆 😆 bless you!!
Sounds good, thanks for sharing
I recently found you on RUclips and am ever so glad I did! This food is like my Mom and grandparents made - the best tasting food ever from deep in the mountains of Kentucky. My great aunt Tressie made delicious apple stack cakes and I have her recipe. I made it first when I was about 15 to surprise my parents for dinner. It turned out really good but I dirtied every pan in the kitchen I think. Aunt Tressie’s recipe calls for more, very thin layers. We pat the dough out by hand in a cast iron skillet to bake it. Yours looks delicious too. Thank you for keeping this cooking style alive! Btw, the first think I learned how to make was cornbread. I was small enough that I had to stand on a chair to reach the sink. We made a pone almost every day. Milk and bread is the best evening snack.
I could smell your cake as you were putting the layers together! Yummy 😋
It did smell good
My mother has always talked fondly about these cakes. Her grandmother would make them for the family before I was even a figment of imagination. So glad you you've shared your recipe. Time to cook something up from my mother's childhood. I'm excited to surprise her, and my aunt and uncle, with Stack Cakes this holiday season!
Thank you for showing this recipe. The only time I had stack cake was at my grandmother's in Tennessee at Christmas. She still cooked on a old wood stove and would not have anything else. I never knew what it was called. She put Apple butter in hers. God bless you Mrs. Brown.
I just love to watch you bake. You make rolling out dough look so easy and I know it’s an art. As with anything, it just takes practice. Your soothing voice and ease with baking, and in the kitchen in general, is therapy for me.
Loridiane Brown you ate a gift. I’m a California girl and I believed I have missed out on the history and tried-and-true Southern state of mind. I am absolutely making this cake exactly how you presented and of course freshly hand whipped cream served along side. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with the rest of the world. This is what makes the internet fantastic (for a change)
I joined your channel for this stack cake, cant wait to see more. My kind of channel
Thank's for joining us here at whippoorwill holler hillbilly country
@@dannybrown5217 That place reminds me of home, back in the hills of Old Virginia. My Grandmother used to make these cakes when I was a youngster. Take Care, Stay Safe, Be Well, Mac
Elegant Homestead, Me too! All the Whippoorwill Holler recipes look killer! I live on a New England farm so we don't hear too much about all these wonderful southern dishes. Cant wait to try 'em all!
Ol' Tennessee hillbilly here! It's probably been twenty years since I made a stack cake, but I could never beat my Great Aunt Carrie's 7 layer stack cake...I don't think she even measured! Also loved her peanut butter pinwheels and Divinity! Your's really took me back! Ain't many folks cook like you do anymore.
Peanut butter pin wheels! Mom made them all the time.
@@elainedangerfield5773 Aren't they great!
I'm very humbled, thank you, God Bless,xoxoxo
@@WhippoorwillHoller I definitely subscribed, and loved the Drumstick desert today! Mr. Brown's a lucky man, but I'm sure he's well aware!
Mrs. Brown, I love seeing you make this!! It is the first video I've ever seen of someone making it. This cake has been legendary in my family going back well over one hundred years at least and most likely more. I grew up watching and learning to make it from my grandmother who learned from my great grandmother who was born in 1882. Recipes passed down thru generations of time that we cherish today.
I love your easy laid back style of how you cook and bake. Thank you for making the video to share with others.
Thank you for such kind words, makes it so worth it!
I love vintage recipes, love this cake
Alot of history behind it
God Bless, xoxoxo
Awwwe, your kitchen makes me feel so good.
Glad we can help
Watching you make that stack cake is inspiring me to try one of my own.
Kind of reminds me of an orange lemon refrigerator cake that I used to make. Same idea of stacking thin layers of cake, but with a cooked lemon orange and sometimes crushed pineapple filling between, and all over and around the sides. It would be best to let it sit overnight to cool through and let the flavors blend. Just before serving, I would “Frost” it with whipped cream and everyone loved it.
Man that sounds delicious! Xoxoxo
Mr. and Mrs. Brown, your lives look very PEACEFUL and UNIFIED. You reminds me of the simple, hard working life-style of my parents. We grew and raised our foods and meats. My daddy, especially, would not eat out at restaurants and fast foods.
Your channel makes me feel like a youngster again. I never heard of "STAKE CAKE". My Mother baked the best MOLASSES BREAD that I can not duplicate.
WISH I COULD VISIT YOUR BEAUTIFUL and PEACEFUL HOMESTEAD! CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, FIRST !!!
I grew up in the mountains of Kentucky. I'm so happy to find someone with a recipe for stack cake! I haven't been able to find one since our neighbor passed away many years ago. Thank you so much! Love from Kentucky!!
Thank you so much! I've never been to Kentucky, but one of these days! I hope you make this cake, such a simple, old recipe, God Bless,xoxoxo
I first tasted Apple Stack Cake in eastern Kentucky - made with dried apples. So good!
I was born & raised in kentucky & haven't had stack cake in forever! I'm so happy to get this recipe....& I'm gonna make as soon as I get to the store & get the ingredients 😁
@@jean6061 Which is a recipe I have from my grandmother but have never made! I need to try it!
Hello,I'm a new fan.My name is Patricia Corn .I am 66 years old and I was born in Texarkansa Ark. I 've lived in Brevard N.C. since I was 6 years old. I remember alot though of my Grandmothers home and her churning butter,the baby chickens,pigs and that oil well that to me looked like a duck going up and down picking up food.We went underground at some point when a storm came. I am going to try this stack cake. The last 2 or 3 days your channel is all I watch I really enjoy it.I'm going to try alot of your receipts.I crochet alot and sew too.I'm not as good as I use to be.You remind me of me
It's so good to meet you Patricia, love the story, Thank you, God Bless,xoxoxo
@@WhippoorwillHoller Thank you and you have a wonderful day
Patricia Corn:
Hi Patricia -- I have visited Brevard many times. My sons went to a camp there in the early 1980's and thoroughly enjoyed their experiences. It's such a beautiful part of the country! 🌲🌲🌳🌲
@@kayspence759 Good Morning Kay ,I'm so glad to hear you have been in this area.Yes there are lots of camps here.I've been living here since 1959.Alot of things have came and gone since,the train depot,cotton mill,drive in,skating rink . Nice talking to you,got to go to the grocery store.....Pat
I just found your channel. I am in heaven! Your recipes are divine, I love your personality and smile and I am filled with nostalgic, weepy eyes when I see your kitchen. My gramma's kitchen was nearly identical. You represent everything that is good about our world. Thank you so much! Liked and subscribed.
Makes my heart so Happy, Thank you for the kind words, God Bless,xoxoxo
I'm Southwest Virginia born and bred. Coal Miners Daughter and love your channel. My mama and Mamaw made a lot of these. Thank you for the memories...💖💖
New subscriber here! Stumbled across your channel this morning and just want to say what a pleasure it is to not have to struggle to hear you over the usual kitchen noise, i.e., mixers, blenders, bowl & utensil “banging”. Love the Quality of your video! I can hear YOU and not be distracted by all the “kitchen” noise so prevalent in most cooking videos! Thank you for joining the RUclips family!
Thank you Terry
Thank you so much for your kind words,xoxoxo
Oh my gosh...that big bowl is beautiful. I probably sound like an idiot...but finding big bowls like that at an affordable price is nearly impossible.
That was ordered, from Cumberland store, probably 20 years ago, that's my bread bowl, xoxoxo
i love that bowl too!
I’m sure it’s very heavy! As I get older I am switching to lighter bowls. I’ve always loved those beautiful bowls though!
I'm right there with you on the big bowl. I thought it was beautiful to
I have a heavy ceramic blue paisley bowl that was my great grandmas. She made bread etc etc. We figured it must be 120-130 years old. Every time I open that cupboard door I see the beautiful bowl. My dad tells me to use it but I just ca'n't. Now mom and dad are gone but I have my bowl and great memories
We believed in the Lord and the love was bountiful in our family.
Thank you Lord for my believing parents who taught me.love.
Thanks for this video! WV here, and happy to see you make this family favorite, I've made stack cakes for years, not too many people make those these days. My recipe is slightly different and makes 2 - 10" - 6 or 7 layer cakes but they are so good! My neighbor once tried to see how many layers she could get, after about 7 layers it started to slip and slide, lol. Love watching you cook and sharing some old time ways. 💗
Thanks Grandma j, haha, I can see that happening, it gets to sliding around the taller you make it! Xoxoxo
I am from KY, and I have seen people use toothpicks to hold it in place. I am told that years ago, they would have used broom straw if it started slipping while curing; it would be so moist that the broom straw would have slid through the layers quite easily--inserting it, and pulling it out before serving. In my mind, I can imagine women baking this over the fire in an iron skillet for Christmas or special occasions. It would be time-consuming to do only one or 2 layers at a time; the fire was not big, and people did not have specialty pans. Meanwhile, they were preparing dinner, washing clothes in the tub, darning socks, piecing a quilt, caring for children, stringing apples to dry, weeding the garden, etc. Thank you for making this stack-cake!
Mrs. Lori, I just love watching you work in the kitchen, no matter what you're making. I grew up with a mother and grandmother that didn't cook, so this is like being a kid sitting on a stool in a kitchen and watching Mom cook. And I have to tell you, I'm 64 years old, so it's just never to late to be a kid.
While I watch you, I keep trying to sneak little peeks at all the pretty collectibles in your kitchen. I love the Primitive decor. When you need to make a video and don't have time to cook, would you take us on a tour of all the decorations in your kitchen please? That would be fun.
Thanks so much and God bless.
Shelley
Hi Lori, Thank you SO much for sharing this recipe. This is the most interesting cake I have ever seen!! And I loved watching you and Mr. Brown enjoying it at your kitchen table. That was so sweet - it was like I was with the both of you! Love, Mary
Thanks Mary, I would have loved you being there eating cake and talking! Maybe one of these days, xoxoxo
@@WhippoorwillHoller - Oh y goodness!! Wouldn't that be the best! Love, Mary
This cake looks SOOO good!!! I haven't had apple butter since I was a kid... I know what I'm gonna add to my grocery list right now... You have such a warm and soothing voice... Whenever I need to calm down this hurried crazy life, I always listen to your channel, whether it is cooking or planting... it does the trick...
Honestly, when I closed my eyes I could swear I was listening to my Oklahoma grandmother .. sweet 🌹
And mine from southern Illinois!
💓💓💓Ohhhh how your channel brings warmth, love, good recipes and memories of the good ole days! I love the Appalachian Mountains! I'm a VA country girl and I love them there mountains! It's so nice to get away from the cities and run to the country for peace and relaxation. You gotta love the kindness from country folk who still wave "hello" and speak to anyone with kindness and a smile. Country folk know how to make a delicious home cooked meal with 3 ingredients in the cupboard and survive during the rough times! 😊😍❤❤❤
Thank you Michelle, yes, with all the mess in this world right now, the country will bring your sanity back!lol, God Bless,xoxoxo
Where am I ?
I Feel "Transported"...
What a Heavenly Experience.
Hahaha, Thank you, kind words, feels my heart! Xoxoxo
I am a mom of 4 girls. Still have 2 at home. I envy your simple life.
Love to watch you and Mr. Brown. Thank you for such calming videos.
Hello! I LOVE your channel!!i love your new pantry also. !!! I live in Eastern Kentucky, so many of your Appalachian cooking appeals to me so much. ❤️
Thank you so much, xoxoxo
Can I move in with you and your husband? I lived in North Carolina for 14 years and just listen to the two of you talk makes me feel like I’m back there again in the wonderful south. Your kitchen looks so warm and inviting and your food looks absolutely divine! God bless you both!
God Bless you Paula, and Thank you, xoxoxo
What a blessing to stumble across this video today. I am from Northeastern Kentucky and my paternal grandmother made stack cakes every year at Christmas. Your video jars loose some very dear and oh so precious memories of Mamaw in the kitchen, mixing up all that dough, making layer after layer of the cakes, the aroma, the chitter chattering of adults moving in and out of the kitchen, and, bless her precious and patient heart, the never ceasing questions and comments from a be-speckled little girl who loved and admired her more than ever could be told. I remember her soaking those dried apples to rehydrate them and the sauce she made to cook them. How much fun it was to be with her and her “country ways”. You see, she grew up in Sitka, KY, which as far as I can tell, was the next “holler” over from Butcher Holler, home to Loretta Lynn, the now famous, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
Mrs. Brown, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful kitchen and this deliciousness which comes with it. It has been a much needed reminder of my beloved Mamaw and so many precious memories of my times with her.
So happy to "find" you on YT, my Appalachian grandma used to make this too, using dried apples that she soaked. Her cake was kind of like thick spicy pancakes. Thank you for sharing this on here, I never knew how my Grandma made her stack cake. She was from a small community near Asheville. When you talked about your granddad not liking frosted cakes, my grandad was the same. My grandma made biscuits and cornbread every evening for supper. They always called it a 'cake of cornbread' and she made it a little sweet. Once they finished eating, my granddad would put molasses or syrup or honey (whatever they had) on top of a piece of cornbread and butter, and eat it for dessert with a hot cup of coffee. Every night. What great memories I have of them. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing, I love story's like this, makes me Happy! Xoxoxo
I miss my Grandma's baking. Thank you for keeping the old home fires burning!
Dear lady , you are killing me with all the good cooking . My grandma , that raised me , made those stack cakes , she always used dried apples .when she made one she would put it back in her pantry for about two days . She said to let it mellow . It was so hard to wait for that good stack cake . You have brought back a lot of memories. Thank you , my friend . Blessings and love from Indiana .
You are just precious. And, a very pretty lady too.
My mom and I love your you tube channel. My granddad was from the mountains in NC and my Mom says all the time how she misses those mountains. Your channel reminds her of the simple living of her grandmother. God bless to you and Mr. Brown we love you guys.
My granny would use the brown apple butter in between her stack cake.
I love your kitchen.
Remember buying these from my church Sister Dorothy Baker in Hurley Va when my children were babies. Was browsing RUclips for old-fashion stack cake, saw your video. Loved it!! Gonna make one this weekend. Thank you
My grandfather baked biscuits every morning. Once in the oven he'd wake Granny, "Momma, biscuits are in the oven and I'm headed to the barn to milk." If they had no buttermilk or soured milk they used vinegar to clabber milk.
Give me a call the next time you make that cake. I'll bring the coffee. BTW, the aluminum cake pedelstal carries so much nostalgia it may be almost as sweet as the molasses in the cake. Thank you so much for this video. I wanted to skip through to get the high points and see the results but I found myself soothed by watching. Blessings.
Thanks but there is no need to bring the coffee I will make some cowboy coffee on the wood cookstove
Love it! Xoxoxo
Hello from Iowa, I have been home all week with Covid-19 , I believe I have had the privilege to watch all your videos on you tube today. What a blessing. I can say that I didn’t watch all your canning videos, but everything else was a blessing. My grandma and grandpa retired from the Big Smith overall factory in Oskaloosa Iowa, then moved to Bentonville Arkansas. Spent s lot of time down in that great State. God bless.🙏
You have a lovely home. It looks tranquil and full of love. 😊😊😊
Thank's for stopping by our homestead love makes the world go round
My grandma used to use a towel to roll out homemade noodles, I loved the texture that the towel gave the noodles! I’m loving your channel, I love canning, gardening and anything old fashioned and homemade! 💕💕
So do we Debbie thank you for being at our homestead
Thank you! God Bless,xoxoxo
I'm in LOVE with your kitchen !!!!!
Thank you so much! Xoxoxo
I am from South Louisiana. We make something called a “gateau de sirop”. Which translates into syrup cake. Ours is made with a certain Louisiana made molasses that is a very thin molasses and quite delicious. We also made ours with a whole quart of preserved figs. It is by far the best cake I’ve ever eaten in my life and it’s very similar to this recipe. It is not made in layers, it is one thick sheet cake with no icing. Believe me, it doesn’t need it!
Much love and God bless!!
Oh my I'm going to look this recipe up, thank you, God Bless,xoxoxo
Whippoorwill Holler
Let me call my mom, I will put the recipe in this comment section for you and whoever else wants it! Give me a few minutes.
Your stack cake looks so good! I just finished peach butter from your recipe tonight so now I need to try your stack cakes to go with it.
I don't know what drew me to your page but I'm a 40 year old who knows nothing about cooking and basically eats out everyday there's something about the simple life you live that is enviable and wonderful to watch you and your husband are adorable keep it up
Ms Lori, that look so delicious, never heard of stack cake, tfs. I do know nothing like molasses, butter and biscuits, and everything is better with butter. Proud to be a southern country girl, blessings sweet lady ❤
amen, nothing like being a southerner ❤️kt
Your a sweet lady, God Bless,xoxoxo
My family are all from Hendersonville ,Tenn. Just lost my 98 yr old grandma boy am I going to miss all that incredible home-made southern cooking. There's just nothing like it. My favorite things is that everything is cooked in bacon fat ,bacon fat makes everything better. Also after ever dinner some wonderful dessert usually with some kind of fruit picked from the farm. Thank goodness all these recipes have been handed down.
@@KellyeR1970 I agree with you nothing like southern cooking, been eating it all my life. I love fried corn, pinto beans, crackling cornbread and sliced ripe tomato. Thanks for the comment, blessings
Greetings from Texas! Looks soooo good. I first heard of stack cakes on the TV program Moonshiners. Been wanting to try them ever since. Love your kitchen. It’s so homey looking and inviting!! Thanks for the recipe!! You are a joy to listen to. I’m originally from NC and you sound like my peeps!! 😘
Thank you so much, I'm from Texas too! Xoxoxo
Cool!!
This sounds delicious! Flavors of autumn, my favorite season.
Oh , Fall is my favorite! Xoxoxo
Really enjoyed watching this video with my wife this afternoon while eating lunch. It brought back memories of my Nanny's stack cake. Of course she used applesauce. I never had thought of using apple butter. My wife and I can't wait to try this receipt out!
Oh, Thank you so much, it's a old recipe, with a great story behind it, God Bless,xoxoxo
Hi beautiful sis, i loved watching you make your stack cake, it looks soo yummy! i haven't got much of a sweet tooth so this cake with icing really appeals to me! especially with the cream!! When you were talking about the molasses it took me back to when i was a kid...my memory can smell it....my dad trained greyhounds and used to add blackstrap molasses in their food as it's really good for them. My father in law trained racehorses and once a week he fed them a hot molasses and bran mash...the horses loved it!! The unmistakable aroma used to fill the stable yard.
If you wanted to fancy the cake up you could pipe some cream on top then lightly drizzle some molasses on top!? Yummy 😋
Thanks for inviting us into your gorgeous little kitchen today.
love you Mrs Lori xxxxx
Thank you for the wonderful story, my sweet sister, we feed a grain here to horses that has molasses in it, it does smell good, Thank you for your support, love you !, xoxoxo
Whippoorwill Holler ♥️🥰love you too xxxx
Going to make this for my family! I love love the history and food of the Appalachians! Thank you so much for sharing!
You are such a lovely lady. Enjoyed watching your video, it was so relaxing, your voice and sincerity. God Bless!
Thank you, Susy and Miss Lora says thank you I just read this to her
Y'all are so sweet sitting at the table enjoying your cake...Reminds me of spending time with my precious grandma and grandpa when I was a child. They are both resting with Jesus now, but I know they would have enjoyed this delicious looking cake. God bless you both!
I enjoyed watching you make your stack cake Best was calling your husband “Mr. Brown.” How cool! Love the drawing of you two also.
Thank you so much, xoxoxo
My best friend's dad was telling me about stack cakes a few years ago. He kept saying how much he would love to have one. Now I can surprise him with one! Thank you so much!
That makes me Happy! Xoxoxo
This would be nice to surprise him and watch the old good memories flow across his smile thank's for spending time with us
Thank you for sharing this recipe! My dad is from the mountains of NC, though I've never had a stack cake...I love ginger and molasses together and I will definitely try to make this one!
Thank you Emily, I love sharing old recipes! Xoxoxo
My mother that passed at age 99 in 1994 would make from scratch many layers about 10 to 12 and put orange as the fruit in between layers She at age 93 caught the city bus to a nursing home where her deceased sisters disabled child lived. The staff loved her cake. Actually it was so delicious and moist. I’m 90 now and will make her orange layered cake today. Lori you bring back such wonderful memories of bygone years. I enjoy all your videos.
Thank you
I think it's a very pretty cake especially when you cut it and see all the layers. It sounds delicious!
I couldn’t believe your video popped up,this morning. I was talking to my cousin last night, who lives in KY, if she remembered old time stack cake with dried apples. God Bless you for sharing this. Just warm loving memories of my childhood. Can I come and live with you. Haaaa.
Stack cake looks very delicious. Thank You for sharing great recipe:)
I love your videos ❤
So much fun to watch from the kitchen to the table and you & Mr.Brown enjoying the results. You two are the real deal, so refreshing and wonderful to see people still love with each other after all those years. My Husband and I have been married forty years. I'm a School Bus driver ok 24 years and he's a diesel mechanic of 43 years. So glad I came across your RUclips Videos.
They are just so sweet❤
simple, basic and DELICIOUS cake! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us. I wil sure try it!!
I enjoyed your video very much. It brought back sweet memories of my Aunt Vanna. She used to make these and I would "help"her as a little girl. She also made one like this with a rich chocolate sauce. Heavenly!!! It was so hard to wait for the day or so that the cakes needed to soak up the toppings.
Oh my, sounds wonderful!, xoxoxo
My daddy’s favorite cake was a gingerbread cake, hot out of the oven with a warm lemon sauce on top. This looks so good. I’m enjoying your channel.
What is your recipe for this cake and topping please
If you will send me a valid email address, I’ll be happy to send you the recipe.
The Happy Tears are flowing! My grandmother raised me and she made that cake the same way. I'm now 65, and I could smell and taste that as you were baking. THANK YOU.
Oh, thank you, I know this is a great old recipe, with lots of history, God Bless,xoxoxo
Stack cake looks delicious. My stepmom is from Appalachian area of Kentucky. She made this once and it was so yummy. I love hearing stories from my stepmom and learning from her. I can’t wait to call her and tell her about your show. She doesn’t have internet so can’t watch utube. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber from Tennessee
Thank you Fran, hope to someday visit the Appalachia, I heard its beautiful country, love this simple cake with so much history, God Bless,xoxoxo
Your use of a biscuit cloth or tea towel is what I use and so did all my family. When you mentioned molasses and a hot biscuit reminds why country living ,there’s nothing like it. I’m a Sorghum syrup lover, molasses’s slightly weaker cousin. So I’ll be making that tonight for supper! Loved and subscribed!
Oh, thank you so much,xoxoxo
Well, I sure am glad that THIS caught my eye!!!👍💖👍
I'd never heard of this recipe. I love a cake without icing. So this is perfect. Thank you 😋
Oh I forgot to say I LOVE LOVE LOVE your kitchen!!!!!!
Its fabulous!!!
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I just subbed your channel! Xoxoxo
Whippoorwill Holler that is so very sweet, thank you I appreciate you popping by my little channel 😀💕😀💕
I like her kitchen too, I love the old fashioned country warmth it gives! Beautiful!!!
Cake looks good also, I saved the recipe!
My mother in law came from Jamestown Tennessee and she made this cake with dried apples and my family loved it. But we never got her recipe I think this may be it. Thank you so much!!! Her grandsons will be so happy!!!!
Oh , I'm so glad thank you so much, God Bless,xoxoxo
My family is from Hazard Kentucky. My mother made this cake every year for our family. She died in 2001. Your video brought back
fond memories. I’ll be trying this recipe soon. Great video. I definitely subscribed. Keep up the good recipes and videos.
Thank you Alena, xoxoxo
This is my first time here. I am 60 and grew up in rural Missouri. You remind me very much of the best of childhood!!!
This looks amazing. I don't know what you mean when you say it doesn't look pretty, all I see is something homemade, homegrown and from the heart. I will be making this soon for my boys. Thank you for the recipe!
Thank you, God Bless,xoxoxo
My granny made stack cake with dried apples...have not had that in many, many years. May have to try it myself. Thank you ! Forgot to mention I grew up in the Appalachian hills of NE GA.
Thank you, I want to visit the Appalachia so much, xoxoxo