Old Fashioned Stack Cake

Name: Old Fashioned Stack Cake
Ingredients: 3/4 c. sugar; 1/4 c. shortening; 1 egg; 1/4 c. molasses; 1/2 c. buttermilk; 1 c. flour; 3/4 tsp. soda; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. allspice; 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 qt. dried fruit (sweetened to taste)

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. shortening
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 c. flour
3/4 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1 qt. dried fruit (sweetened to taste)

Directions

1

Add sugar and shortening, beat well.
2

Add egg and stir in molasses and buttermilk.
3

Sift together all dry ingredients several times.
4

Add to cake mixture.
5

Add additional flour to make dough stiff.
6

Knead on floured board.
7

Divide into 5 portions. Bake each in 9-inch cake pans that have been greased and floured. Bake about 10 minutes at 370°.
8

Stack layers with dried fruit in between each layer.