Apple Butter Layer Cake Recipes

APPLE BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together shortening and sugar.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beat until light and fluffy.
• Stir in 1 cup apple butter.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk.
• Turn into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool throughly.
• Spread bottom layer of cake with 1/4 cup apple butter.
• Top with frosting.
• Cover with top cake layer.
• Frost top and sides with any marshmallow frosting.
• Swirl remaining apple butter on top for a marbled effect.

APPLE LAYER CAKE WITH CREAM-CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter three 8-inch round cake pans; line with parchment. Butter and flour parchment, tapping out any excess.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together butter, brown sugar, and eggs until well combined; fold in grated and diced apples. Add flour mixture; mix just until combined. Divide batter among prepared pans; smooth tops.
• Bake until a tester inserted in centers comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cakes cool in pans 20 minutes, then invert onto wire racks; remove parchment. Invert cakes again; let cool completely on racks.
• Frosting: In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add cream cheese and beat until well combined and fluffy, about 2 minutes more. Add confectioners' sugar and salt; beat 5 minutes.
• Place a cake layer on a serving plate. Spread about 1 cup frosting evenly over it; top with a second cake layer. Repeat with another 1 cup frosting and third cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 4 days. Return to room temperature before serving. Garnish with apple chips, if desired; use a serrated knife to slice cake.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE BUTTER STACK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease or spray with oil several 8-inch cake pans, skillets, etc.
• 2. FOR CAKE: Mix first four ingredients. Stir flour together with baking powder, soda, salt, and nutmeg. Stir vanilla into milk. Add flour and milk to liquid ingredients, blending well. Turn out on floured surface and knead like a biscuit dough.
• 3. Divide dough into 7 portions. Roll out on wax paper to fit greased 8-inch cake pans. You may have to bake in batches. Bake until done and very lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Layers do not need to cool before assembling.
• 4. FILLING: Stir together apple butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Bring just to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in the butter until it melts completely.
• 5. Place first cake layer on cake plate that has a cover. Spread hot filling between cake layers, stacking 7 high. Smooth some filling over top of stack and let drip slightly down sides. Cover and allow to set 12 hours before serving. May sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving if desired. Or, top of stack may be decorated with little red hot cinnamon candies.
• 6. NOTE: Layers may be frozen with wax paper in between, and filled later.

APPLE BUTTER LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE:.
• Save the last 4 ingredients for the frosting.
• Stir together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg. cloves,and cinnamon.
• Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Combine buttermilk and applesauce.
• Add alternately with the flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
• Bake at 350* for 35-40 minute
• Remove from pans.
• Cool thoroghly on cake racks.
• Frost cooled cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting.
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• FROSTING:.
• In a small bowl, Combine butter, milk, vanilla and sugar.(Last 4 ingredients of list).
• Mix until frosting is smooth and shiny.
• If Consistency is too thick.
• Add a few drops of milk.
• Frost cooled Applesauce Layer Cake.