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Tennessee Stack Cake Recipe

	M11andrade / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago 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 "pin... More Prep:20m Cook:8m Servings:8	M11andrade
	heritage recipe spice cake tennessee dried apple

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Ingredients

4 cups dried apples

2 2/3 cups water

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/4 cups white sugar

5/8 cup buttermilk

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 3/4 teaspoons ground ginger

3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup dried apple slices for garnish

Directions

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.

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Comments

gapeach55 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Sounds very good. My mom never measured anything either.I still don't know how she made those scratch cakes. They sure were good though.

annieamie 1 year, 2 months ago said:
What a great dish for the Fall season! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!

momo_55grandma 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Love your stack cakes thanks

jo_jo_ba 1 year, 2 months ago said:
This is awesome, can't wait to go apple picking now!

jett2whit 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Great recipe! Thanks for sharing.

notyourmomma 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I love the idea of this cake and it is a unique recipe, thanks for sharing.

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