Apple Stack Cake

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• sifted powdered sugar (optional)
• 2 (6 ounce) packages dried apples
• 4 cups water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Recipe

• 1 for cake:.
• 2 beat 1/2 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy;gradually add sugar, beating, beating well. add egg; beat until blended.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. beat at low speed after each addition until blended. stir in vanilla.
• 4 divide dough into 6 equal portions; pat 3 portions into three lightly greased 9 inch round cake pans. prick dough several times with a fork. (cover remaining dough and set aside while first layers bake.)bake at 400 for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. carefully remove layers to a wire rack; cool completely. repeat procedure with remaining 3 portions of dough.
• 5 stack cake, spreading 1/4 cup melted butter and dried apple filling between each layer. cover and chill 8 hours or overnight before serving. sprinkle cake with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.
• 6 dried apple filling:.
• 7 combine apples and water in a large saucepan. bring to a boil;cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until apples are tender. add sugar and spices; stir well. remove from heat. let stand at least 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.