Tennessee Stack Cake
From m11andrade 15 years ago
- 8 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Old-fashioned layered cake with a spicy apple filling. This was a cake my mom made, only she was able to use apples she had dried in the sun! People will flock to the kitchen when they smell this baking. Also, mom usually snuck in a good "pinch" of cloves, so if you like cloves, go for it!
Ingredients
- 4 cups dried apples shopping list
- 2 2/3 cups water shopping list
- 1/2 cup white sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup shortening shopping list
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar shopping list
- 5/8 cup buttermilk shopping list
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1 tablespoon baking powder shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 3/4 teaspoons ground ginger shopping list
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup dried apple slices for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- In a large saucepan, combine 4 cups of dried apples and water. Bring to a boil, and let simmer over medium-low heat for 30 minutes, or until apples are very soft. Mash the apples slightly, and stir in the sugar. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and 1 1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the buttermilk, baking soda, baking powder, salt and ginger. Mix in the flour about 1 cup at a time to form a stiff dough. Divide dough into 5 equal portions. Pat each portion of the dough into a 9 inch circle on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Carefully remove layers to a cooling rack
- Stack the layers onto a serving plate, spreading about 3/4 cup of the apple filling between each layer. Spread the rest of the filling over the top layer, and arrange dried apple slices on top for garnish. Let stand overnight before serving.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
What a great dish for the Fall season! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!
annieamie
in Los Angeles loved it
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love your stack cakes thanks
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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This is awesome, can't wait to go apple picking now!
jo_jo_ba
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