OMG!!! I COULD KISS YOU. My mama ALWAYS talks about a cake her mama and grandma used to make, that had a ton of little white layers and chocolate icing that you pour that got crackly on top when it dried. She hasn't had this since she was a little girl! I'M SURPRISING HER ON CHRISTMAS. You don't even know the memories that you are about to help me bring to my mama!!! I am so excited. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
This recipe reminds me of my Hometown grocery store… they sold 7 layers cakes and I mean it was delicious. And looking at your cake, It has to be 10 times better then the grocery stores. Thumbs up my sister.
I was just asked to make a 7 or 10 layer cake. I didn’t know what the ham sandwich she was talking about. Monique, you’ve come through for me again. Thank you 🙏🏾!!!
This is my jam. SOOO happy I found this. My family and relatives would by maybe 10-20 of these every year around the holidays. I recall stealing the key to our freezer to ear my Mom's saved cake cause it was so good. Can't express how happy I am to see this recipe.
No buttermilk? Okay where's the real Monique? And what'd you do with her? And you didn't do the British accent when you said "unsweetened cocoa powder" Monique I'm coming to save you!
Hi! I've used this recipe several times, and my husband requested one for his birthday. This time I made a few very minor tweaks, and it was absolutely perfect! 1. I subbed 1/4 cup of the ap flour for 1/4 c cornstarch. 2.Strain the batter through a sieve, this is not a cake that tolerates lumps very well. 3. I used 3/4 cup per layer and got 12 layers. 4. For the frosting, I set my induction cooktop to 179 and followed the same method as you, but added 1/8 cup of freshly made espresso and 1/4 cup corn syrup. I use this trick when making caramel, it prevents the sugar from crystallizing. Then I blitzed everything with my stick blender to get the cocoa powder o fully incorporate. And then turn it off and let it cool down until it was just warm. I didn't take it o soft ball stage. It absorbed in the cake so much better, no crystalizing, and there was a lot less waste. 5. Use one of those acrylic sheets they use ta make tall cakes to keep the cake from sliding all over the place. 6. On some of the cakes, I tried to put the batter thicker around the edges, so the middle doesn't dome. Thank you for this, it's an amazing cake!
This one is really special. One little tip. You can mix the cocoa with a little of the sugar ahead of time and it breaks down the lumps and makes it mix easier. But it turned out so nice anyway maybe that isn't necessary. Your videos are always a joy even if we can't taste your wonderful creations until we do it ourselves.
OMG that mixer though. It's the perfect color. This looks bomb. I've started to distrust recipes found online, but all of yours I've tried have come out perfect and remind me of home (the funnel cake recipe is better than my families that run a funnel cake truck... do not tell them).
My favorite cake, Southern tradition was one added a layer for each year of their child, many of us grew up with this very special cake, you did a great job...I still make this cake for my daughter, had to stop at 12 layers, however🤣🤣🤣Couldn’t put a cake lid over it but she still want her cake every birthday...❤️
You had me at “so therapeutic.” I will have a therapy session creating this at some ideal time in the future ❤. These have always intimidated me but you are giving me a big dose of courage up in here. TY & God Bless
This reminds me of my grandmother's chocolate layered cake, she had what looked like a this cast iron skillet. She did each layer one by one. Awesomeness in a slice.
Girl, stop it. I so needed this receipe. My sister loves this cake and I wanted to bake for her, but looked so difficult. THEN, THERE YOU WERE WITH THIS RECEIPE. Thank you, Thank you, for making this recipe . You are my new SHERO.
I've made this cake every Christmas for years up until a couple of years ago. It's time consuming but oh so worth it and always a hit in our family. Thanks for sharing. I may just have to make one this year.
I remember my auntie used to make this cake back in the day and it was so good. I used to wonder how she made all those little layers. Now I see. Her and my mom were good cooks with food and cakes.
GF, I make tons of these for our church fund -raiser each year and at Christmas and sell them to friends all during the year. I get so many orders for them, I can't make enough to keep up the demand. I do use Buttermilk in mine, that's the only exception. .Girl, you got this!
OMG!!!! I haven’t had a cake like this since I was a kid!! And I always knew it was something about the frosting.... NEVER KNEW U PUT IT IN MELTED!!! Mannnn 🤤🤤🤤🤤
Thank you so much for this recipe. I'm making it for my family for Father's Day. Also i requested a recipe for pineapple creme cake with those same 10 layers. OMG!'
I love your voice and how interesting your presentations are in detailing the recipes. It makes you want to make all of the recipes. Keep up the good work
Its soo yummy just made it. I did add almond extract. I wanted to put strawberries blueberries blackberries to garnish the top,helps balance the chocolate
OMGGG!!! I really enjoyed watching video and I just love your sense of humor! You are too funny!!!😁 But, I gotta say... you showed out on that cake sista!!! It reminded me of my husband’s groom’s cake that my mother-in-law made for him 23 years ago and it was surrounded with beautiful red grapes! Anyway, my mother-in-law who was like a real mom to me was gonna help me make it as a surprise for my husband on our wedding anniversary. But unfortunately, she passed away earlier this year before we could do it together. I will always cherish her memory and I thank God that she passed down all the family recipes. Especially, this one and she told me how to make it along with a few tips... it’s funny that on tonight... I stumbled across your cake recipe and I believe it was angelic confirmation that I could do it and all would be well... because you both had baking similarities and I don’t have to be afraid to give it a shot alone!❤️ So thanks again for sharing... I felt all the love that you put in it! And I felt all the love and all the memories that she gave to me 23years ago during this special month and year!!! God Bless You!😘🤗
My family always made these cakes and just made abt 3 whole cakes and sliced them with a thin slicer to make the additional cakes and they always turned out really good. I guess that helps to not have to bake so many thin cakes.
I wanted to see how you transferred it to the pretty cake stand 🤣. Please tell me. I will be making an Apple Jelly glaze version of this (My late Grandma's specialty) and am unsure of how to get it from the rack used for glazing to the plate used for serving. Is it simple, like, you had a cardboard round underneath?
My favorite layer cake is my grandfather's applesauce stack. They used ingredients readily available. It's a little time consuming and the layers are tricky but it's all worth it!
Hi Monique! This is a great recipe! Glad to see (and hear lol) you are feeling better. Do you have a recipe for butter cutout sugar cookies? I need a simple one.
OMG!!! I COULD KISS YOU. My mama ALWAYS talks about a cake her mama and grandma used to make, that had a ton of little white layers and chocolate icing that you pour that got crackly on top when it dried. She hasn't had this since she was a little girl! I'M SURPRISING HER ON CHRISTMAS. You don't even know the memories that you are about to help me bring to my mama!!! I am so excited. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
So sweet! Good luck x
Commenting because I want to know the reaction when it happens
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TheVision me too
Your mama is going to be happy for that Christmas gift!!
This recipe reminds me of my Hometown grocery store… they sold 7 layers cakes and I mean it was delicious. And looking at your cake, It has to be 10 times better then the grocery stores. Thumbs up my sister.
I was just asked to make a 7 or 10 layer cake. I didn’t know what the ham sandwich she was talking about. Monique, you’ve come through for me again. Thank you 🙏🏾!!!
This is my jam. SOOO happy I found this. My family and relatives would by maybe 10-20 of these every year around the holidays. I recall stealing the key to our freezer to ear my Mom's saved cake cause it was so good. Can't express how happy I am to see this recipe.
Ooh love the stand mixer.
Do you want one? Email me your address. I'll be your not-so-secret Santa!
I want it if I'd wasn't claimed 😁
I'd totally like to have one, lol.
And it's PINK TOO!
No buttermilk? Okay where's the real Monique? And what'd you do with her? And you didn't do the British accent when you said "unsweetened cocoa powder" Monique I'm coming to save you!
Ahhahaha! The first time I made this cake I tried it with buttermilk. Whole milk had a better taste.
What a gorgeous cake, and wow I can't believe I never thought of using disposable cake pans. So convenient!
Hi! I've used this recipe several times, and my husband requested one for his birthday. This time I made a few very minor tweaks, and it was absolutely perfect!
1. I subbed 1/4 cup of the ap flour for 1/4 c cornstarch.
2.Strain the batter through a sieve, this is not a cake that tolerates lumps very well.
3. I used 3/4 cup per layer and got 12 layers.
4. For the frosting, I set my induction cooktop to 179 and followed the same method as you, but added 1/8 cup of freshly made espresso and 1/4 cup corn syrup. I use this trick when making caramel, it prevents the sugar from crystallizing. Then I blitzed everything with my stick blender to get the cocoa powder o fully incorporate. And then turn it off and let it cool down until it was just warm. I didn't take it o soft ball stage. It absorbed in the cake so much better, no crystalizing, and there was a lot less waste.
5. Use one of those acrylic sheets they use ta make tall cakes to keep the cake from sliding all over the place.
6. On some of the cakes, I tried to put the batter thicker around the edges, so the middle doesn't dome.
Thank you for this, it's an amazing cake!
Aww, so glad your back! And girl your personality shines no matter your voice! But glad your feeling better ❤🤗❤🤗
Awwww that is so sweet! Thanks love!😍
Welcome back Monie! Cake looks delicious.
I don’t even watch the video before immediately hitting the like button. You can just depend on Monique to be awesome.
hahaha! Thank you Jules! Too kind!
She is just precious
You are awesome. The women in your family raise you right ❣
This brought back so many memories of my child hood ❤️
7 layer chocolate cake oh yes .. My grandmother from Tennessee made this all the time a true southern staple ..yummmmmm
This one is really special. One little tip. You can mix the cocoa with a little of the sugar ahead of time and it breaks down the lumps and makes it mix easier. But it turned out so nice anyway maybe that isn't necessary. Your videos are always a joy even if we can't taste your wonderful creations until we do it ourselves.
So glad you're back and feeling better. I've seen a 7 layer but a 10 layer cake is like OLYMPIC GOLD territory😊
OMG that mixer though. It's the perfect color. This looks bomb. I've started to distrust recipes found online, but all of yours I've tried have come out perfect and remind me of home (the funnel cake recipe is better than my families that run a funnel cake truck... do not tell them).
My favorite cake, Southern tradition was one added a layer for each year of their child, many of us grew up with this very special cake, you did a great job...I still make this cake for my daughter, had to stop at 12 layers, however🤣🤣🤣Couldn’t put a cake lid over it but she still want her cake every birthday...❤️
Ain’t nothing like old fashioned Recipe; Beautiful Layers!!
Yesss! I'm so happy you're back with another recipe 💜
I'm so happy to be back! Gosh, I'm so addicted to you guys!😁
No matter how your voice sounds, I absolutely love your personality. Great recipe!
That up and down inflection in her voice drives me insane but she does know how to bake.
Wow, you can tell that this is a very old fashioned cake.....very nice 🌼🌼🌼
The commitment level here is real! Major props!!
I have to bake one for my mom's birthday... thanks for going step by step! You rock!!
You had me at “so therapeutic.” I will have a therapy session creating this at some ideal time in the future ❤. These have always intimidated me but you are giving me a big dose of courage up in here. TY & God Bless
Brings back child hood memories
She got her stand mixer out yall...
😂😂😂 it's going to snow!
I know! I'm lazy as heck so I always choose the stand mixer. Unless I have no choice😁
I would love to see a Black Forest cake 😍😍😍 favorite cake
This reminds me of my grandmother's chocolate layered cake, she had what looked like a this cast iron skillet. She did each layer one by one. Awesomeness in a slice.
Girl, stop it. I so needed this receipe. My sister loves this cake and I wanted to bake for her, but looked so difficult. THEN, THERE YOU WERE WITH THIS RECEIPE. Thank you, Thank you, for making this recipe . You are my new SHERO.
Just like Grandma used to make!💕
😍😍❤️❤️💙💙my kind of cake! Thank you for sharing❤️
This little woman can cook!
I just love your reciepies
I've made this cake every Christmas for years up until a couple of years ago. It's time consuming but oh so worth it and always a hit in our family. Thanks for sharing. I may just have to make one this year.
I remember my auntie used to make this cake back in the day and it was so good. I used to wonder how she made all those little layers. Now I see. Her and my mom were good cooks with food and cakes.
GF, I make tons of these for our church fund -raiser each year and at Christmas and sell them to friends all during the year. I get so many orders for them, I can't make enough to keep up the demand. I do use Buttermilk in mine, that's the only exception. .Girl, you got this!
I'll definitely be making this cake for my wife.
I would love to see you bake a strawberry cake with cream cheese icing.
OMG!!!! I haven’t had a cake like this since I was a kid!! And I always knew it was something about the frosting.... NEVER KNEW U PUT IT IN MELTED!!! Mannnn 🤤🤤🤤🤤
I’ve been waiting FOREVER for this recipe!!! Thank ya ma’am!
Making this today I have my first five layers baked! I love your site.
Girl that cake looks gooooooooooood!
i love you Monique!! your cake videos are the best!
What a delicious looking layered cake Monique 😍😍😍 I’d eat all the frosting on its own lol
Love your pink KitchenAid!!
Oh my...soooo yummy!! I shouldn’t have watched this before bed! 😂 tsmfs!!
"Just dump them thangs in there, honey!" ...love it!!! 😂🤣😂
I come back here every Thanksgiving 😊
Thank you so much for this recipe. I'm making it for my family for Father's Day. Also i requested a recipe for pineapple creme cake with those same 10 layers. OMG!'
Great recipe. I tried this with coconut frosting and fresh coconut.
Heaven on earth.
I was not expecting10 pans! I figured you would just make regular layers and slice them. I would slice. lol
You'd never get 'em thin enough with a knife.
All I can say is yummmm
Omg! Gotta make this for Christmas!
I love your voice and how interesting your presentations are in detailing the recipes. It makes you want to make all of the recipes. Keep up the good work
Do you have a recipe for custard bun? By the way I love the behind the camera scenes. It’s a nice change. Keep it up.
Girl you bringing these desserts I've never even heard of! 😂
Wow. That's a lot of layers. I can tell you love to cook too.
Looks so good and yummy !
....my favorite ...👍🏾
Thanks for sharing!! I can’t wait to try this!! “Yummy ‘ 💜
Love this! My grandma would actually just bake 2 big layers and take some string and run through them to get her tiny layers.
OMG! You are a queen
I’m going to definitely try this!!
So many layers 😍😍 I love vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. I really hate chocolate cake so this is a great alternative.
That’s one of my favorites. I have made so many of your recipes and they are all spot on. Great recipe and video......
I like the cooking 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉
That looks amazing! And glad you're starting to feel better Sis! Keep the cooking inspiration coming!
Yumm!! This is my kind of cake! And I’m so in love with your mixer
Girl that's the bomb!!!
Great looking cake.
This looks marvelous- will be making this for Christmas! 🍮
10 layer cake looks good Monique! Can't wait to try this recipe out! How about making a coconut pineapple cake?
Yummy I will make this today,like u throw away pans
I’m going to make that icing! I love what you’re doing with your videos. Very beautiful.
Its soo yummy just made it. I did add almond extract. I wanted to put strawberries blueberries blackberries to garnish the top,helps balance the chocolate
Looks delicious!!!! I got to try it. Love your moist cinnamon rolls recipe. I have made it several times.
I truly appreciate, this cake viedo💛💛
Yummy! Thank-You❤
You’re back!!!!! With some chocolate. You’ve been missed!
OMGGG!!! I really enjoyed watching video and I just love your sense of humor! You are too funny!!!😁 But, I gotta say... you showed out on that cake sista!!! It reminded me of my husband’s groom’s cake that my mother-in-law made for him 23 years ago and it was surrounded with beautiful red grapes! Anyway, my mother-in-law who was like a real mom to me was gonna help me make it as a surprise for my husband on our wedding anniversary. But unfortunately, she passed away earlier this year before we could do it together. I will always cherish her memory and I thank God that she passed down all the family recipes. Especially, this one and she told me how to make it along with a few tips... it’s funny that on tonight... I stumbled across your cake recipe and I believe it was angelic confirmation that I could do it and all would be well... because you both had baking similarities and I don’t have to be afraid to give it a shot alone!❤️ So thanks again for sharing... I felt all the love that you put in it! And I felt all the love and all the memories that she gave to me 23years ago during this special month and year!!! God Bless You!😘🤗
Evaporated milk recipes are generally from a time when there were no refrigerators. Or depression era as well. Love this thanks
ohM-gee you saved me some time, having those tins, great idea. Your awesome, thanks for sharing your layered cake, girl your good :)
Girl I know that I am late commenting but you did that. Kudos 😋 the cake looks amazing 👍🏾😍💝
Looks good!! Mmmmmm!
My family always made these cakes and just made abt 3 whole cakes and sliced them with a thin slicer to make the additional cakes and they always turned out really good. I guess that helps to not have to bake so many thin cakes.
I wanted to see how you transferred it to the pretty cake stand 🤣. Please tell me. I will be making an Apple Jelly glaze version of this (My late Grandma's specialty) and am unsure of how to get it from the rack used for glazing to the plate used for serving. Is it simple, like, you had a cardboard round underneath?
A_Noelle did you ever get an answer? I was wondering the same thing
I have a stand mixer and I always go for the hand held mixer. But a stand mixer is a great investment, I'll have to start using it more.
Nice work ladies...
My favorite layer cake is my grandfather's applesauce stack. They used ingredients readily available. It's a little time consuming and the layers are tricky but it's all worth it!
Looks good. I have a kitchen aid mixer that i rarely use because i prefer my hand mixer! Too funny you said that !! i was like " me too!!!
Listen you’re just out here ruining diets left and right 😂
Thanks Monique - we love you
Love it I'm a southern girl (Ga) and this is the most famous cake all year at any party 💛 Will you please do a vid on a Key Lime Cake ?
Great video!!!!
Love it
This cake looks amazing I can't wait to try it!😍 ❤️
Hi Monique! This is a great recipe! Glad to see (and hear lol) you are feeling better. Do you have a recipe for butter cutout sugar cookies? I need a simple one.
So delicious omg. I can eat half of that cake in a day. I would like to see snicker doodle cookies but forgive me if you’ve already made them before.
I love your videos..so upbeat and fun! Where can I find the recipe? ❤️