Ms. Meadows with her Southern stacked cake, courtesy of The New York Times.
The very best thing about a recent The New York Times article may very well be the main image that accompanies it. For, in it, a tired-yet-jolly-looking elderly lady sits poised, knife in hand, in front of a very well set layer cake. The lady is Martha Meadows. In Alabama, where she lives, such stacked treats are traditional. In fact, the South is full of long-lived dessert recipes, and the article at hand explores a lot of them. What about your family and region? Are you a Northeasterner whose relatives have been baking Boston Creme Pies for decades? A Hollywood-type with an affinity for cupcakes? Whatever your local, sweet-toothed tradition, we’d be happy to hear more.
-Serena