Old Fashioned Stack Cake
1 pound dried apple slices 5 cups water 2 cups sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teasopoon baking powder 5-6 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup vegetable shortening 2 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 teapoon vanilla Directions: Combine apple slices and 5 cups water. Soak covered overnight. Place aples and water in a saucepan and add 2 cups sugar, salt and cinnamon. Cook at a low simmer 30-40 miutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and cool completely. In a food processor, pulse apple mixture until finely chopped. Set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Stir together buttermilk, baking soda, baking powder and set aside. Sift together 4 cups flour and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside. Beat shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in vanilla.Slowly add buttermilk mixture and beat in.Gradually beat in flour mixture.Add in about 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup at a time until dough is soft but not sticky.Divide dough into 6 pieces.Shape each piece into a disk, and roll out to 9 inch round.Prick dough all over with a fork.Bake layers one at a time on wax paper on a baking sheet 12-15 minutes.cool layers completely on racks.Spread 1 cup apple filling between each layer.Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with whipped cream -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from www.doramail.com with 30 Megs of disk space in webhosting and e-mail storage! Powered by Outblaze ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5F6XtA/.WnJAA/E2hLAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
