Kentucky Stack Cake Recipes

KENTUCKY DRIED APPLE STACK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cream shortening and sugar; add beaten egg, molasses, buttermilk, and mix well. Sift flour, soda, salt, and ginger into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients and pour in creamed shortening mixture, stirring until well blended. Add vanilla, stir well, batter will be stiff. Roll out dough like you would for a piecrust.
• 3. Cut to fit 9-inch pan or cast-iron skillet you should have enough to amke 7 layers. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool layers completely.
• 4. While the layers bake/cool. Put 1 pound apples in heavy pan and cover with cold water. You may need to add water several times to keep apples from sticking to pan. Cook until soft enough to mash. While still hot, mash apples and add 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, and 1 teaspoon allspice.
• 5. Alternate layers of cake with a thin layer of cooked apples. Spread remaining apples in a thin layer over top and sides of cake.
• 6. Store covered in a cool dry place or in the fridge at least overnight. The longer it sits, the better it gets

KENTUCKY STACK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Put the flour in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour; put butter in well.
• 2. Add brown sugar, baking soda, salt and 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice; work into butter with fingers. Add egg and work into butter-sugar mixture.
• 3. Gradually add buttermilk, working in flour as you go, until all buttermilk is used, and a soft dough is made.
• 4. Divide dough into 7 equal portions. Press one portion into a greased and floured 9" round cake pan. Bake at 350* for 10-12 minutes. Turn layer onto a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining 6 portions of dough.
• 5. Combine applesauce with remaining 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. Sweeten with granulated sugar. Spread applesauce between slightly warm cake layers. Do not put filling on top layer.
• 6. Cover with plastic wrap and allow cake to age for several days for best flavor...Enjoy!

OLD-FASHIONED STACK CAKE WITH APPALACHIAN APPLE BUTTER FILLING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 6 (9-inch) cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper, and spray parchment paper with cooking spray.
• 2. In a medium bowl, beat shortening and sugar at medium speed with a mixer until creamy. Add buttermilk, molasses, egg and vanilla, beating well. In a large bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add shortening mixture, stirring just until combined.
• 3. On a lightly floured surface, form dough into a log; cut into six equal portions. Place one portion in each prepared pan, and use fingers to lightly pat dough to edges of pans. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Cake will have the consistency of a gingerbread cookie.
• 4. Cook time: Depends on how big you want your stack. This recipe makes one 9-inch cake with six stacks. Three stacks were baked simultaneously for 10 to 12 minutes The filling (recipe below) takes about an hour. Allow 24 hours for the cake to chill in the refrigerator.
• 5. Make filling: In large saucepan, combine dried fruit and all dry ingredients. Add enough liquid to cover. Bring to a low boil and cook, stirring often, for 45 minutes. Remove from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes or until cooled slightly. Transfer to the work bowl of a food processor or container of a blender; process until smooth. Use while still warm.
• 6. To put cake together, place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand; spread with about 3/4 cup warm fruit butter filling. Repeat procedure with remaining layers and fruit butter filling, stacking each on previous layer. Do not spread fruit butter filling on top layer. Cover and refrigerate cake for at least 24 hours. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.