Massie Stack Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 c. sorghum molasses
3 eggs
1 c. milk
4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3 c. evaporated applesauce or old-fashioned dried apples cooked to make a thick filling
spices to taste (season apples)

Preparation

Mix thoroughly the flour, salt, soda and baking powder by sifting together 3 times.
Cream shortening, then add sugar, a little at a time, blending well.
Add sorghum and mix thoroughly. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
To this, add flour and milk alternately and beat until smooth.
Place mixture, 3/8-inch thick, in floured 9-inch cake pans.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 18 minutes.
This should make 6 layers.
When cool, stack up layers, using applesauce generously between each layer.