Old-Fashioned Stack Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
1 c. shortening
1 c. molasses
1 c. buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
5 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
dried apples or applesauce and apple butter mixed together (you will need about 6 c.)
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
dash of salt

Preparation

Sift last 6 ingredients together.
Combine the sugar, shortening and molasses.
Beat until smooth.
Add buttermilk, eggs, spices and salt.
Mix well.
Add flour, one cup at a time.
Do not overbeat.
Divide into 10 equal portions.
Pat each into 10-inch pan or whatever size you have.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and cool, and then put filling in.