Recipe: Stack Cake Recipes (4)

LOUISE'S STACK CAKE

1 1/2 cups sugar
2 sticks (1 cup) margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Spices: Try a good shake of ones you like, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, allspices, etc.

Cream sugar and margarine; add beaten eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, sifted together. For easy handling, chill the dough thoroughly.

Divide chilled dough into ten equal parts. They will be about the size of a large egg. Roll on a floured board to desired thinness.

Bake each layer at 350 degrees F in a greased, floured pan for 10 to 15 minutes, or until light brown.

Spread each layer with cooked and sweetened dried applesauce and stack. Do not add the applesauce to the top layer. Best if wrapped and allowed to "ripen" for a week or so. Keep in a cool place. (An old family recipe.)

Source: Cookbook USA from community cookbook, unknown title

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OLD FASHIONED STACK CAKE

1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
3/4 cup Crisco vegetable shortening
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
Apple butter

Cream together sugar, molasses, and Crisco. Add eggs and milk.

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt together. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture.

Grease and flour several 9-inch cake pans. Put 1 cup of batter in each pan.

Bake for 10 minutes in a 325 degree oven until just brown.

Makes 6 or 7 layers

Apple butter, applesauce or dried apples that have been cooked and mashed may be used between layers to stack up cake. This cake is best when left to "sit" for several days before cutting.

Source: Cookbook USA from community cookbook, unknown title

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CHRISTMAS STACK CAKE

Sugar cookie dough
Apple butter
Real or imitation brandy to flavor

Bake at least one week before Christmas. Using layer cake tin for size, cut 10-15 rounds of cookie dough.

Bake each on a cookie sheet. Take some time for this stage. Bake 12-15 minutes at 375 degrees F or until lightly brown; then cool.

FILLING:
Mix 2 large jars of apple butter with just enough brandy to suit - do not have apple butter too thin. Spread filling between each layer, stacking as you go.

Cover with WEIGHTED DOWN dinner plate - IMPORTANT! Cover and store in cool place.

When ready to serve, cut in thin slices. Will resemble a ribbon cake. Very rich! A tradition in our home for many years passed down from the Tennessee "Adams".

Source: Cookbook USA from community cookbook, unknown title

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DRIED APPLE STACK CAKE

"This is an old family recipe given to me by my mother, Elva Turner, and her mother, Rhoda Reagan, etc. This is probably the first time that it has been actually written down. My favorite cake. Using a basic sugar cookie recipe, bake the cookies in an 8-inch cake pan. These large cookies will be used to stack."

COOKIE RECIPE:
1 cup butter or shortening
1 cup white granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour*
2 tsp. Clabber Girl baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Cream butter or shortening. Add sugars; mix; add beaten eggs, milk, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly; set aside.

Mix flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl. Add flour mixture to wet mix. Blend completely. Place the mixture on a wooden dough board, add flour. Knead until it can be cut to fit into 8 or 9-inch cake tin. I place tin on dough and use a sharp knife to cut around the bottom of the tin.

Spray cake pan with Pam or some baking aid. Place large "cookie" in tin, bake at 350 degrees F until brown. Set cookies aside to cool as they are taken from the oven. You should have at least 12.

To complete cake, stack the layers using the dried apple filling between each layer. Don't be stingy; spread the apples on thick! When the cake is stacked, wrap in cheesecloth. Place in a safe, dry place for 24 hours. The more it mellows, the more delicious it is.

DRIED APPLE CAKE FILLING:
Cook 3 lbs. dried apples* with the following ingredients:
Water to cook (approximately 3 cups)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 tsp. ground cloves
Small dash ground ginger

May add more water as apples cook, if needed. As apples are cooking, taste; add spices and/or sugar as needed. Each apple batch is unique. Cook until apples mash just like potatoes.

*Dried apples are sour apples that have been dried in the sun. Peel apple. Cut into slices. Discard core and seeds. Place apples on waxed paper or freezer paper. Place in the sun until each apple slice is completely dried. I use the back window of the car. It takes about 2 days of the hot Florida sun (car smells great, too). One bushel of fresh apples will yield approximately 1/4 bushel dried.

*May use self-rising, but do not add baking powder and salt if you do.

Source: Cookbook USA from community cookbook, unknown title

Hi Helen,

I hope someone will have the exact recipe you're looking for. Here are some stack cake recipes that I found but none use jelly between the layers. Maybe you can experiment with the different doughs using jelly instead.

Happy Baking!

Betsy