Old Fashioned Stack Cake
2004-07-19- Course: Nouveau Cajun
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Apple Stack Cake has roots in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Made with a filling of dried apples and batter stacked in six to eight layers, it’s one of the earliest desserts of the region.
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup shortening or butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sorghum
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Sauce:
- 4 1/2 cup dried apples
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp allspice
Directions
Step 1
Cake Directions: Sift and mix all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda).
Step 2
Cream together the shortening, sugar and sorghum. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients.
Step 3
To make the cake layers, pour the batter, 3/4 inch thick, into 6 greased and floured 9-inch pans. Batter will be thick, you may need to pat even with floured hand. Bake at 350° F. Won't take long (maybe ten minutes). Watch to see that it gets brown but doesn't burn. Remove from oven and let cool.
Step 4
Sauce Directions: Cook apples in enough water to cover; watch closely so that they don't burn; they should be quite thick when done. Add spices. Cool.
Step 5
Spread between layers and on top of cake. Cover, let stand several hours or overnight.
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