Best Apple Stack Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 4 (5 ounce) packages dried apples, chopped
- 4 -5 cups water
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup apple butter
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon gr. ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon gr. nutmeg
- 1⁄4 tsp.gr. clove
- 4 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1⁄4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup milk, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- fresh apple slices tossed in lemon juice (to garnish)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Coat 2 cake pans with flour type baking spray.
- Bring apples and enough water to cover them to a simmer till apples are completely softened- about 10 mins.
- Drain apples - reserve 1/2 Cup water.
- Combine apples, brown sugar, apple butter, cinnamon,ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a lg. bowl.
- Combine milk and lemon juice in a sm. bowl. Let sit for 10 mins.Add egg , egg yolk and lemon zest- whisking to blend.
- Beat sugar and butter at med-high with mixer until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alterantively with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Beat on low until well combined.
- Divide into 5 equal portions. Pat 1 portion into the 2 prepated pans reserving 3 portions.
- Bake until edhes and top are brown 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes then remove from pans.
- Repeat with remaining layers until all are baked.
- To assemble.
- Place 1 cake on a cake stand Spread about 1 1/2 Cups apple mixture.
- Repeat with remaining layers and apple mixture until all are used.
- Cover tightly and store in refrigerator overnight.
- Garmish with apples.
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