Old fashioned 10 layer chocolate cake

The Little Layer Chocolate Cake is a classic Southern layer cake that's frequently found at celebrations of many kinds. Each layer represents a year of life. Learn how to make this classic cake recipe with a recipe for Little Layer Cake.

I've lived in the South my entire life. My earliest years were spent in Hot Springs, Arkansas where I have so many memories of my Grandparen...

This recipe came to The New York Times in 2009 from Martha Meadows of somewhere between Slocomb and Hartford, Ala., where the worth of a cook can be measured in cake layers. In this corner of the country, everyone knows whose cakes are tender and whose consistently reach 12 thin layers or more. Ms. Meadows learned to bake 15-layer cakes from her mother, who cooked each layer one at a time in a cast-iron hoe-cake pan. The cake is frosted with warm boiled chocolate icing. Here is our tribute…

Chocolate Little Layer Cake | 12 Layer Cake

Wow is all I can say. I don’t think you’ll ever go back to a boxed cake after making this Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake. It’s fantastic. It’s what grandma used to make with it’s one-of-a-kind flavor and “Betty Crocker” looks. No mixer required. No eggs even. The oil in the ingredients keeps it moist and it ... Read More about Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake with Glossy Chocolate Icing

Fourteen Layer Cake. This is apparently a favorite at family get togethers in the South. Now, I'm from the South and I've never heard of such a thing. Actually, when I first heard the name, I didn't believe it. Fourteen individually baked layers … no way. Who would do that? And… why? Then, I thought,

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! Is there any dessert out there that better represents all the men in our lives than German Chocolate? I don't know wha...

I've lived in the South my entire life. My earliest years were spent in Hot Springs, Arkansas where I have so many memories of my Grandparen...

Oh. My. Goodness. What else can you say when you see a cake like that?! Well, maybe you say - cut me a slab! Anyway, that picture of loveliness is the famous Smith Island Cake from Smith Island, MD. I have so been looking forward to making (and eating) this cake! A good friend who is from Maryland told me about the Smith Island Cake last year when I started Sweet State of Mine and I was excited to learn more about it. How did such a tiny island come up with such a big cake? Smith Island was…

I've lived in the South my entire life. My earliest years were spent in Hot Springs, Arkansas where I have so many memories of my Grandparen...