Great Grandma Effies Old Fashioned Stack Cake Recipes

GREAT GRANDMA EFFIE'S OLD FASHIONED STACK CAKE

Steps:

• Cream shortening with molasses in very large bowl, then add in one beaten egg.
• Mix all dry ingredients adding milk in as you mix. Add Vanilla. Beat to a stiff dough.
• Flour your counter and lightly flour your rolling pin. Roll out to thickness of pie dough. (VERY THIN) This dough will make 9-10 layers.
• Cut out your circles with a scalloped pie pan. Place rounds of dough on a cookie sheet (I line it with wax paper) 2 at a time. And bake 12 minutes at 350°F.
• After all rounds are baked, put layers together with a homemade or sweet flavored applesauce.
• Let set before serving. Great also warm with vanilla ice cream.
• My time chart is if you also made your own applesauce (peeling coring etc.).

OLD-FASHIONED STACK CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with molasses and buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Drop 2 scant 1/4 cupfuls of batter, at least 7 in. apart, onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. With well-floured fingers, pat each into a 5- to 6-in. circle. Bake 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter., To assemble, place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 2 tablespoons apple butter. Repeat layers 4 times; top with a sixth layer. Repeat to make 2 more stack cakes. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. If desired, serve with additional apple butter.

OLD FASHIONED STACK CAKE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter together; add eggs, 1 at a time,beating well after each addition.
• Sift flour, measure with dry ingredients.
• Add dry ingredients alternately to batter with butter, milk, and vanilla.
• Work dough like biscuit dough.
• Divide into 6 or 7 parts.
• Pat into cake pans and bake 10 to 12 minutes in 375 degree oven.
• Stack and add dried cooked apples between layers.
• Thanksgiving and Christmas cake.

OLD-FASHIONED STACK CAKE

Steps:

• Make filling:
• In a large bowl combine apples and water and chill, covered, overnight.
• Transfer apples and water to a large heavy saucepan (at least 5 quarts) and add sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring, and cook at a low simmer, stirring frequently, until softened, 30 to 40 minutes. Stir in vanilla and cool completely. In a food processor pulse apple mixture in batches until chopped coarse, transferring to a large bowl. Filling may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Make cake layers:
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a small bowl stir together buttermilk, baking soda, and baking powder and set aside. Into a large bowl sift together 4 cups flour and salt.
• In another large bowl with an electric mixer beat shortening with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in vanilla. Add buttermilk mixture and beat until combined well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until combined well. Add enough of remaining 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup at a time, to form a soft but not sticky dough.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 6 pieces. Working on a lightly floured sheet of wax paper shape each piece into a disk and roll each disk into a 9-inch round. Arrange rounds on wax paper and gently prick dough all over with a fork. Bake layers one at a time on wax paper on a baking sheet in middle of oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool layers completely on racks and carefully remove wax paper.
• Assemble cake:
• Spread 1 cup filling on one cake layer and top with another cake layer. Continue layering filling and cake layers in same manner, ending with a cake layer. (Reserve any remaining filling for another use.) Chill cake, covered, overnight and bring to room temperature before serving. Dust top of cake with confectioners' sugar and serve with whipped cream.