Molasses Stack Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. molasses
3 eggs
4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
applesauce

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until light.
Stir in molasses.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.
Add mixture of flour, soda and salt to cream mixture, alternating dry ingredients and milk.
Beat after each addition.
Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) baking pans.
Pour 1 1/3 cups of batter into each.
Refrigerate remaining batter.
Bake at 375\u00b0 about 15 minutes or until done. Cool 5 minutes.
Remove from pans.
Repeat process with remaining batter.
Spread applesauce between layers.
Sprinkle top layer with powdered sugar.