Cake Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 5 cups flour
- 2 tsp. soda in 1 Tbsp. vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
Cake Directions
Cream sugar, shortening, molasses, then add egg and buttermilk, mix well. Stir in dry ingredients together with vinegar-soda mixture. Divide dough into 6 balls, press each ball of dough into well greased 8 inch cake pan. Bake in 350 degrees F oven 15 minutes or until slightly browned. Remove from pans while warm and set aside to cool.
Filling Ingredients
- 1 qt. (cooked) dried apples
- 4 Tbsp. cream
Filling Directions
Drain dried apples, and sweeten to taste. Mash apples and add cream to make a thin paste. Spread apple mixture between cake layers, leave top plain. Let stand at least 12 hours before serving.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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