Layer cake

This article is about the food item. For other uses, see Layer cake (disambiguation).
"Sandwich cake" redirects here. For the savory Swedish dish, see Smörgåstårta.
Layer cake
A three-layer cake with a candied lemon slice on top
TypeCake
CourseDessert
Main ingredientsCake base (e.g. - sponge cake or butter cake), icing, jam or other filling

A layer cake (US English) or sandwich cake (UK English)[1] is a cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by a filling such as frosting, jam, or other preserves. Most cake recipes can be adapted for layer cakes; butter cakes and sponge cakes are common choices. Frequently, the cake is covered with icing, but sometimes, the sides are left undecorated, so that the filling and the number of layers are visible.

Popular flavor combinations include German chocolate cake, red velvet cake, Black Forest cake, and carrot cake with cream cheese icing. Many wedding cakes are decorated layer cakes.

In the mid-19th century, modern cakes were first described in English. Maria Parloa's Appledore Cook Book, published in Boston in 1872, contained one of the first layer cake recipes. Another early recipe for layer cake was published in Cassell's New Universal Cookery Book, published in London in 1894.

  1. ^ "British and American terms - Oxford Dictionaries (US)". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-22.