Apple Butter Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup apple butter
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1 cup sour milk

Recipe

• 1 cream together shortening and sugar.
• 2 beat in eggs, one at a time, beat until light and fluffy.
• 3 stir in 1 cup apple butter.
• 4 sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• 5 add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk.
• 6 turn into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
• 7 bake at 350°f for 30 to 35 minutes.
• 8 cool throughly.
• 9 spread bottom layer of cake with 1/4 cup apple butter.
• 10 top with frosting.
• 11 cover with top cake layer.
• 12 frost top and sides with any marshmallow frosting.
• 13 swirl remaining apple butter on top for a marbled effect.