This old school apple pie is a traditional for a cause. Many individuals put together it in the course of the Christmas season. We make it with apple butter, nevertheless it has additionally been identified to be made with dried apples.
In the event you’re a fan of old school truffles, you will wish to do this one. Southern Jam Pie. It’s a fantastic cake and has been in our household for over 100 years. We’ve it each Christmas and it’s one in every of our favourite traditions.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This apple pie takes a bit time, however it’s a fantastic pie. The toughest half is making the layers, and so they do not should be good! This is able to be an excellent cake so as to add to your vacation and revel in as a household. I do know a household that does it yearly and it’s a custom that they’ve handed down from era to era.
HISTORY OF APPALACHIAN APPLE CAKE
Appalachian folklore says that this cake was a celebration cake, usually for weddings. It was initially made with lard, however ultimately with the creation of lard, that modified and in addition made the shelf life for much longer. Many individuals make this cake with dried apples, nevertheless it has additionally been made with apple butter. We selected to make use of apple butter as a result of it appears to be what most individuals have available or can discover on the grocery retailer.
🍽️HOW TO DO
Making the layers for this cake takes probably the most time, as does deciding what number of layers you intend to make. We made 7 layers for this cake and it turned out wonderful. This cake must relaxation and may be ready a couple of days upfront. The longer you’ll be able to soak the apple butter into the layers, the higher this cake will end up.
We doubled our recipe to make this cake. The unique recipe makes a 5 layer cake, however we doubled it to make a 7 layer cake after which made a separate 3 layer cake.
Printable recipe within the recipe card under.
⭐TIP
It is a cake that wants time to sit down, so you will positively wish to make it forward of time. It is good for the vacation season as a result of it will get higher with time. Make this 3 days forward and you’ll have the dessert prepared.
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STORAGE AND SERVING SIZE
We retailer this in an hermetic container and it makes about 14 servings. It should rely on how you chop the cake.
Appalachian Apple Stack Pie
This Appalachian Apple Pie is an old school recipe your loved ones will love. It’s a layer cake with apple butter or dried apples between the layers.
- 1 cup shortening I used crisco
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 cup molasses I used sorghum, I can use any sort.
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 eggs
- 4 mugs all function flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 2 to 2 1/2 mugs apple butter
- Powdered sugar to sprinkle on high.
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Mix shortening, sugar, molasses, buttermilk and eggs in a bowl. Combine with a mixer. In one other bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Mix the moist and dry substances and blend.
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I used 10-inch spherical cake pans (you should use 8 or 9 inches). Spray your pans with cooking spray each time. Unfold a layer of dough in your molds. I used a daily kitchen knife and unfold it such as you have been spreading frosting. Roll out the dough about an inch thick. You may unfold thicker if you need thicker layers.
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Bake the layers in a preheated 400 diploma oven for 12 to fifteen minutes till the facilities are set. Cowl every layer with apple butter as you stack them. This makes roughly 5 coats. If you would like extra layers, double the recipe. You may sprinkle powdered sugar on high of the cake.
I doubled the cake recipe within the pictures. I had about 3 further layers and made a small cake for my son-in-law who loves apples. You should utilize applesauce or dried apples as an alternative of apple butter.
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