Mullins Stack Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. molasses
3 eggs
1 c. milk
dried apples, cooked and flavored with spices or canned applesauce
10x sugar

Preparation

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and soda.
Set aside. Work shortening until soft.
Add sugar, a little at a time, while creaming mixture.
Mix in molasses thoroughly.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Stir in flour combination and milk, alternating. Spoon thin layer of batter, about 1/4-inch thick, into greased 9-inch cake pan.
Bake in preheated oven at 350\u00b0 for about 15 to 20 minutes, until cake pulls away from sides of pan.
There will be 6 to 7 layers.
When all layers are baked and cooled, stack with generous amounts of dried fruit or lightly spiced applesauce. Sprinkle with 10x sugar.