4 covered apple cake Recipes

tennessee stack cake, why this recipe won : good things come to patient cooks, as this cake must sit for an entire day before being served. during that time, the oversized sugar cookies soak up moisture from the apple butter and become tender and cake-like., recipe history : appalachian specialty known by various names, including apple stack cake, pioneer stack cake, and washday stack cake., secret ingredient : homemade apple butter., what our winner says : my grandmother (mom-mom) was born in 1917 into, a family of ten in lone mountain, tenn. baking day was saturday, and dried apple rings were brought down from the attic, where they had been hung every fall, reserved mainly for use in this special cake. the baked cake was placed on the dining room table to cool, then covered with a clean tablecloth to keep the flies off. mom-mom remembers how she loved to go downstairs on sunday morning and see the large hump under the cloth where the stack cake lay. the anticipation was heightened by the fact that the cake could not be eaten until after sunday dinner, and all

sorghum flour, almond meal, potato starch, raw sugar, baking powder, salt, xanthan gum, jumbo eggs, applesauce, molasses, vanilla, lemon extract, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon, fresh coarse ground black pepper, mexican chili powder, nuts , bits, dried fruit, cinnamon sticks, 5 inches and broken in two, dried lemon peel, dried orange peel, apple juice (to cover )

tennessee apple stack cake, dried apples , (6 oz each), brown sugar , packed, ground ginger, ground allspice, shortening, sugar, eggs, milk, molasses, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, whipping cream , whipped, place dried apples in a saucepan ; add water to cover. bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until tender. drain and mash apples. stir in brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp ginger, cloves, and allspice; set aside., beat shortening at medium speed of an electric mixer until light ; gradually beat in the sugar. continue beating until light and fluffy. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in milk and molasses., combine flour , baking powder, soda, salt and remaining 1 tsp ginger; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until mixture forms a stiff dough. divide dough into 8 equal portions; cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours., dough into an 8-inch circle on greased baking sheets. bake at 350o for 10 minutes or until golden brown. carefully remove layers to wire racks; cool completely. stack layers, spreading equal portions of reserved apple mixture between layers. cover and chill for 8 hours. spread whipped cream or whipped topping over top of cake before serving., cream or whipped topping over top of cake before serving.