A fuel cell includes a plurality of fuel cell layers stacked along a stacking axis. Each fuel cell layer includes a stacked arrangement of elements including a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte positioned between the anode and the cathode, a support layer positioned at the anode opposite the electrolyte, and a separator plate located at the support layer opposite the anode. The support layer is configured to contact the cathode of an adjacent fuel cell layer of the plurality of fuel cell layers. The separator plate defines a plurality of anode flow channels configured to deliver a fuel therethrough and a plurality of cathode flow channels configured to deliver an air flow therethrough.