Apple Stack Cake

This is an apple stack cake with six layers.

Apple Stack Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 pounds dried apples, cooked and mashed
  • 1 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease and flour six 8-inch pans.

2 In a large bowl mix together white sugar, shortening, eggs, soda, baking powder, flour, salt, buttermilk, and vanilla. Divide batter into 6 equal parts. Press into prepared pans.

3 Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for ten minutes.

4 To Make Filling: To the cooked and mashed apples, add the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, and mix. Layer 1 cake, spread filling between layer on top and sides. Do this with each of the 6 layers. Let stand at least 12 hours before cutting.