Apple Stack Cake

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1.8 cups brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup buttermilk 
• 2 pounds apples dried cooked mashed
• 2  eggs 
• 6 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice 
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup shortening 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 2 cups sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease and flour six 8-inch pans.
2. In a large bowl mix together white sugar, shortening, eggs, soda, baking powder, flour, salt, buttermilk, and vanilla. Divide batter into 6 equal parts. Press into prepared pans.
3. Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for ten minutes.
4. To Make Filling: To the cooked and mashed apples, add the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, and mix.
5. Layer 1 cake, spread filling between layer on top and sides. Do this with each of the 6 layers.
6. Let stand at least 12 hours before cutting.