Old Fashioned Stack Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. sorghum molasses
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 beaten egg
3 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening with molasses.
Add beaten egg.
Mix all dry ingredients and add with milk.
Beat to a stiff dough.
Roll out to thickness of pie dough.
Cut out with a scalloped pie pan. Place rounds of dough on a cookie sheet and bake 12 to 15 minutes. Put together with sweetened well flavored applesauce.
Makes about 9 layers.
Let set a few hours before serving.
May use apple butter.