Old-Fashioned Stack Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
3 tsp. baking powder
6 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. butter or shortening
1/2 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter together.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift flour; measure with dry ingredients.
Add dry ingredients alternately to batter with buttermilk and vanilla.
Divide into 6 or 7 parts.
Use a well-floured board on which to roll out mixture or pat in well-greased 9-inch pans.
Bake at 450\u00b0 until slightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
Spread each layer with dried apple filling.
Do not put apples on the top layer.
Let stand in a covered container at least 12 hours before cutting.