Old-fashioned Apple Stack Cake

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cake	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Sugar
1	c	Butter or shortening
2		Eggs
1	t	Baking soda
3	t	Baking powder
6	c	Sifted flour
1	t	Salt
1/2	c	Buttermilk
1	t	Vanilla
1	lb	Dry apples
1	c	Brown sugar
1/2	c	Sugar
2	t	Ground cinnamon
1/2	t	Ground cloves
1/2	t	Ground allspice

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: Mon, 26 Feb 96 9:27:30 EST  submitted by:
102735.17@compuserve.com Cream sugar and butter.  Add  eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition.  Combine dry  ingredients and
add alternately to batter with buttermilk and  vanilla; mix. Divide
batter into six equal portions.  Pat batter into  six greased 9-inch
pans. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.  Cool.  FILLING:
Cover apples with water and cook until tender; mash.  Add the
remaining ingredients; mix.  Spread each of the layers except the top
one with apple filling. Stack layers. Let cake stand for 12 hours or
over night before cutting. Serves 12-14.  NOTE:  This is an adaptation
of an old family recipe.  My grandmother  made her cake using lard for
the shortening in the cookie-like  portion and used her homemade Apple
Butter for the filling.  Recipe submitted from League City, TX  DAVE
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 497 Calories From Fat: 14 Total Fat: 1.6g Cholesterol: 31.4mg Sodium: 450.6mg Potassium: 163.9mg Carbohydrates: 113.9g Fiber: 2.9g Sugar: 64g Protein: 8g