Applesauce Cake is moist and delicious. Here in Western North Carolina apples are abundant crop. In Western North Carolina around the turn of the 20th century, when a couple got married everyone in the community baked a layer of cake and covered the top with applesauce. Then they would bring the layer of cake to the wedding. The layers would go into a stack of cake hence the layered wedding cake. A couples popularity was measured on how high their wedding cake was.
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Applesauce Cake Recipe
Ingredients
To Prepare Recipe: Combine shortening, sugar molasses and eggs; cream until light and fluffy. Combine dry Recipe Ingredients; add to creamed mixture, blending well. Cover and chill at least an hour Divide the dough into 5 parts and pat into 5 well-greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool. Spread each layer with applesauce and stack.
Mother's Apple Cake Recipe
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
To Prepare Recipe: Mix oil, sugar, eggs and flour. Stir in apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, nuts, and vanilla. Bake in a greased and floured loaf pan for 35 . 45 minutes.
Combine shortening, sugar molasses and eggs; cream until light and fluffy. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture, blending well. Cover and chill at least an hour Divide the dough into 5 parts and pat into 5 well-greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool. Spread each layer with applesauce and stack.