Editing Layer-Cake Desert

{{about|the world from New Super Mario Bros. U|the golf course based on this world in [[Mario Golf: World Tour]]|[[Layer-Cake Desert (golf course)]]}}
{{world infobox
|image=[[File:Layer Cake Desert.png|250px]]
|game=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''<br>''[[New Super Luigi U]]''<br>''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|levels=9
|before=[[Acorn Plains|<<]]
|after=[[Sparkling Waters|>>]] [[Frosted Glacier|>>]] [[Soda Jungle|**]]
|map={{NSMBU map|size=300px|align=center|class=none}}
|collapsed=true
}}
'''Layer-Cake Desert''' is a location introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Layer-Cake Desert is the second world of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', lying directly north of [[Acorn Plains]], northwest of [[Sparkling Waters]] and [[Soda Jungle]], and southwest from [[Frosted Glacier]]. Unlike the previous desert worlds, which had Egyptian pyramids, it has various desserts within the world, such as giant cakes (with one giant cake in the world map), and giant melting ice cream cones. Part of the name is derived from [[wikipedia:Layer cake|a type of cake with multiple layers, held together by frosting]]. The second part is a nod to the similarities between "desert" and "dessert". There are also giant Moai-like statues called [[Stone-Eye]]s in a sea of sand, which also appear in some levels and in the world map. A [[Super Acorn]] can also be found in the map alongside the [[Enemy Course]]s, where it will place the Super Acorn in the inventory box. There are 9 levels in this world, with 6 normal levels, a secret level, the [[Tower]] level, and the [[Castle]] level. The Tower boss is [[Boom Boom]] with a [[spin]]ning ability and the Castle boss of this world is [[Morton Koopa Jr.]], who was also the boss of [[Desert Land]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. There are [[Fire Bro]]ther and [[Goomba]] Enemy Courses, and three [[Toad House]]s, two red and one green. At the end of Layer-Cake Desert, there is a fork in the road, allowing the player to progress either to [[Frosted Glacier]] or [[Sparkling Waters]].

In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', Layer-Cake Desert has the following levels:

{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
|-style="background:#42cfff"
!width="5%"|Level number
!width="3%"|Level name
!width="1%"|Preview
!width="20%"|Description
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-1'''
|[[Stone-Eye Zone]]
|[[File:NSMBU Stone-Eye Zone Boost Rush.jpg|150px]]
|A desert level with shifting [[Stone-Eye]]s. 
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-2'''
|[[Perilous Pokey Cave]]
|[[File:NSMBU E3 Perilous Pokey Cave.png|150px]]
|This is a level with [[Pokey]]s and [[Sand Geyser]]s.
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-3'''
|[[Fire Snake Cavern]]
|[[File:NSMBU E3 Fire Snake Cavern Baby Yoshi.png|150px]]
|It is an underground level with [[Fire Bro]]thers and [[Fire Snake]]s, and introduces [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s. 
|-
|'''{{world|Cake|tower}}'''
|[[Stoneslide Tower]]
|[[File:NSMBU Stoneslide Tower Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|The [[tower]] of Layer-Cake Desert. The boss is the second round of [[Boom Boom]].
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-4'''
|[[Spike's Spouting Sands]]
|[[File:NSMBU Spike's Spouting Sands Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|A level featuring [[Spike]]s and many [[Flying ? Block]]s. This level also contains a [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret exit]].
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-5'''
|[[Dry Desert Mushrooms]]
|[[File:NSMBU Dry Desert Mushrooms Screenshot.png|150px]]
|The fifth course of Layer-Cake Desert with many [[Stone Spike]]s and [[Mushroom Platform]]s.
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-6'''
|[[Blooming Lakitus]]
|[[File:NSMBU Blooming Lakitus Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|A level featuring [[Lakitu]]s and many [[Piranha Plant]]s. 
|-
|'''{{world|Cake|castle}}'''
|[[Morton's Compactor Castle]]
|[[File:NSMBU Morton's Compactor Castle Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|The [[castle]] of Layer-Cake Desert with many shifting platforms that can squash the player. Morton is fought here in his [[airship]].
|-
|'''{{world|Cake|iceblock}}'''
|[[Piranha Plants on Ice]]
|[[File:NSMBU Piranha Plants on Ice Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A secret course unlocked by the secret exit in Spike’s Spouting Sands. This level is filled with [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s and [[Ice Block]]s.
|}

In ''New Super Luigi U'', Layer-Cake Desert introduces the following levels:

{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
|-style="background:#73e66d"
!width="5%"|Level number
!width="3%"|Level name
!width="1%"|Preview
!width="20%"|Description
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-1'''
|[[Spike's Tumbling Desert]]
|[[File:NSLU Spike's Tumbling Desert Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|A level featuring many [[Spike]]s, similarly to [[Spike's Spouting Sands]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-2'''
|[[Underground Grrrols]]
|[[File:NSLU Underground Grrrols Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A cave course with many [[Pokey]]s and [[Grrrol]]s.
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-3'''
|[[Piranhas in the Dark]]
|[[File:NSLU Piranhas in the Dark Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A course with moving platforms, [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]s, [[Fire Bro]]thers, and [[Big Piranha Plant]]s.
|-
|'''{{world|Cake|tower}}'''
|[[Wind-Up Tower]]
|[[File:NSLU Wind-Up Tower Screenshot.png|150px]]
|The second [[tower]] of the game. It features many screws, and the boss is [[Boom Boom]].
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-4'''
|[[The Walls Have Eyes]]
|[[File:NSLU The Walls Have Eyes Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A stage featuring moving [[Stone-Eye]]s that can push Luigi. This level also contains a [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret exit]].
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-5'''
|[[Stone Spike Conveyors]]
|[[File:NSLU Stone Spike Conveyors Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A course with [[Stone Spike]]s and moving [[lift]]s.
|-
|'''Layer-Cake Desert-6'''
|[[Spinning Sandstones]]
|[[File:NSLU Spinning Sandstones Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A stage with many spinning hills and [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s.
|-
|'''{{world|Cake|castle}}'''
|[[Morton's Lava-Block Castle]]
|[[File:NSLU Morton's Lava Block Castle Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A [[castle]] with moving blocks that act as bridges to guide Luigi across the [[lava]].
|-
|'''{{world|Cake|firepiranha}}'''
|[[Slippery Rope Ladders]]
|[[File:NSLU Slippery Rope Ladders Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A course featuring slippery land, ladders, and many [[Piranha Plant]]s.
|}

Layer-Cake Desert has the following [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]] original courses:

*[[Hot Hidden-Coin Hunt]] - Coin Collection
*[[Lakitu's Cloud Heist]] - Coin Collection '''(Original Course)'''
*[[No-Cash Dash]] - Time Attack
*[[Stone-Eye Desert Dash]] - Time Attack
*[[Stone-Eye Koopas]] - 1-Up Rally '''(Original Course)'''

Its [[Boost Rush]] courses include the following:
*[[Stone-Eye Zone]] &ndash; Easy Pack
*[[Dry Desert Mushrooms]] &ndash; Acrobat Pack

Acorn Plains introduces the following enemies in each version of the game:

{{columns|count=2|
;''New Super Mario Bros. U''
*[[Hefty Goomba]]s
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]s
*[[Pokey]]s
*[[Swoop]]s
*[[Fire Snake]]s
*[[Fire Bro]]thers
*[[Spike Top]]s
*[[Big Dry Bones]]
*[[Grrrol]]s
*[[Spike]]s
*[[Stone Spike]]s
*[[Lakitu]]s
*[[Piranha Pod]]s
;''New Super Luigi U''
*[[Hefty Goomba]]s
*[[Spike]]s
*[[Fire Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Pokey]]s
*[[Grrrol]]s
*[[Mega Grrrol]]s
*[[Fire Bro]]thers
*[[Big Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Big Fire Piranha|Big Venus Fire Trap]]s
*[[Stone Spike]]s
*[[Piranha Pod]]s
*[[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s
*[[River Piranha Plant]]s
*[[Enemy Course]]: [[Goomba]]s
}}

====''Super Mario Run''====
The levels [[Big Spiny Blitz]], [[Pokey Vaulting]], and [[Desert Fuzz]] from ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' are set within Layer-Cake Desert.

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
{{main|Layer-Cake Desert (golf course)}}
Layer-Cake Desert is the first course of the Flower Pack downloadable content (the second course being [[Sparkling Waters (golf course)|Sparkling Waters]]) in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''. It is a remake of [[Shy Guy Desert]] from ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' updated with the style and assets of Layer-Cake Desert.
[[File:SMRPokey Vaulting.png|thumb|left|Pokey Vaulting from ''Super Mario Run'']]

===''Mario Party 10''===
Layer-Cake Desert is the setting of the minigame [[Fruit Scoot Scurry]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. The minigame involves players [[jump]]ing across [[Stone-Eye]]s to collect various types of [[fruit]].

===''Monopoly Gamer''===
Layer-Cake Desert is the third property on the game board in ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]''. It is one of two properties in the Light Blue Color Set (along with [[Stone-Eye Zone]]).

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Mario Golf Cake Desert.jpg|Layer-Cake Desert in ''Mario Golf: World Tour''
Fruit Scoot Scurry.png|Layer-Cake Desert as it appears in Fruit Scoot Scurry
</gallery>

===Level maps===
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
<gallery widths="500px">
NSMBU Stone-Eye Zone Map.png|Stone-Eye Zone
NSMBU Perilous Pokey Cave Zone Map.png|Perilous Pokey Cave
NSMBU Fire Snake Cave Map.png|Fire Snake Cavern
NSMBU Stoneslide Tower Map.jpg|Stoneslide Tower
NSMBU Spike's Spouting Sands Map.png|Spike's Spouting Sands
NSMBU Dry Desert Mushroom Map.png|Dry Desert Mushrooms
NSMBU Blooming Lakitus Map.png|Blooming Lakitus
NSMBU Morton's Compactor Castle Map.png|Morton's Compactor Castle
NSMBU Piranha Plants on Ice Map.png|Piranha Plants on Ice
</gallery>

====''New Super Luigi U''====
<gallery widths="500px">
NSLU Spike's Tumbling Desert Map.png|Spike's Tumbling Desert
NSLU Underground Grrrols Map.png|Underground Grrrols
NSLU Piranhas in the Dark Map.png|Piranhas in the Dark
NSLU Wind-Up Tower Map.png|Wind-Up Tower
NSLU The Walls Have Eyes Map.png|The Walls Have Eyes
NSLU Stone Spike Conveyors Map.png|Stone Spike Conveyors
NSLU Spinning Sandstones Map.png|Spinning Sandstones
NSLU Morton's Lava-Block Castle Map.png|Morton's Lava-Block Castle
NSLU Slippery Rope Ladders Map.png|Slippery Rope Ladders
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=デザートさばく
|JapR=Dezāto Sabaku
|JapM=Dessert Desert
|Fre=Dunes de Miel
|FreM=Honey Dunes
|Ger=Sandkuchenwüste
|GerM=Sandcake Desert
|Dut=Zandkoekjesland
|DutM=Sandcake Land
|Ita=Deserto delle torte
|Ita2=Deserto delle Torte<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=212}}</ref>
|ItaM=Cake desert
|Ita2M=Cake Desert
|Spa=Dunas Pasteleras
|SpaM=Cake Dunes
|Por=Deserto Caramelo
|PorM=Caramel Desert
|Rus=Пустыня пирожных
|RusR=Pustynya pirozhnykh
|RusM=Cake Desert
|Kor=디저트 사막
|KorR=Dijeoteu Samak
|KorM=Dessert Desert
|ChiS=甜点沙漠
|ChiSR=Tiándiǎn Shāmò
|ChiSM=Dessert Desert
|ChiT=甜點沙漠
|ChiTR=Tiándiǎn Shāmò
|ChiTM=Dessert Desert
}}

==Trivia==
*Layer-Cake Desert, [[Soda Jungle]], and [[Meringue Clouds]] are the only three worlds to have three [[Toad House]]s, two red and one green.
*Layer-Cake Desert appears in the pre-made world in the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]''. 

==References==
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